Dangerous neighbors : : volcanoes and cities / / Grant Heiken ; edited by Jody Heiken ; illustrations by Julie Wilbert.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2013. |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (199 pages) :; illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Dangerous neighbors : volcanoes near cities
- Too many people and too many volcanoes : Naples, Italy
- A full menu of volcanic hazards : Mexico City
- "Like dangerous, yet undeniably beautiful women" : Guagua, Pichincha, and Cotopaxi volcanoes near Quito, Ecuador
- Dangerous neighbors, but some bring gifts : Manila Megacity, Philippines
- "It's part of the culture. Live with it!" : cities in Japan
- Volcanic and proud of it : Auckland, New Zealand
- Coffee, software, aircraft, and volcanic mudflows : Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland, US
- A tale of two cities : Akrotiri (Island of Santorini, Greece) and Plymouth (Island of Montserrat, Caribbean)
- The dangerous neighbor is restless, how should a city respond?