03868nam a2200445Ia 4500 33328 BD-DhAAL 20250625103652.0 180714t2013 ne a ob 001 0 eng d 9789400761841 (electronic bk.) 9400761848 (electronic bk.) 9789400761834 (WaSeSS)OCM1ssj0000878605 8703418 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR WaSeSS BD-DhAAL HM1101 .C58 2013eb 302.12 23 Cities at risk : living with perils in the 21st century / edited by Helene Joffe, Tiziana Rossetto and John Adams. Cities at risk Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2013. x, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Advances in natural and technological hazards research, 1878-9897 ; v.33 Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface -- Introduction -- Living with Perils in the 21st Century -- Risk Society and Representations of Risks: Earthquakes and Beyond -- Risk Compensation in Cities at Risk -- Responding to Flood Risk in the UK -- A Historical Overview of Social Representation of Earthquake Risk in Japan: Fatalism, Social Reform, Scientific Control and Collaborative Risk Management -- Facilitating Community Participation in Disaster Risk Management: Risk Perception and Preparedness Behaviours in Turkey -- North American Cities at Risk: Household Responses to Environmental Hazards -- Community Understanding of, and Preparedness for, Earthquake and Tsunami Risk in Wellington, New Zealand -- Perceptions of Climate Variability and Coping Strategies in Informal Settlements in Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Risk Perception, Public Education and Disaster Risk Management -- Index. License restrictions may limit access. With the major growth of the world's population over the past century, as well as rapid urbanisation, people increasingly live in crowded cities. This trend is often accompanied by proliferation of poorly built housing, uncontrolled use of land, occupation of unsafe environments and overstretched services. When a natural hazard strikes such a city many people are vulnerable to loss of life and property. This book explores what these people think and feel about the threats that they face. How do they live with perils ranging from earthquakes to monsoons, from floods to hurricanes, in the 21st century?The authors are drawn from a large range of disciplines: Psychology, Engineering, Geography, Anthropology and Urban Planning. They also reflect on how perils are represented in multiple cultures: the United States, Japan, Turkey, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The book therefore not only brings to light the ways that different cultures represent natural hazards but also the different ways in which various disciplines write about living with perils in the 21st century.The book is addressed both to researchers and to organizations involved with risk management and risk mitigation. ARC Department of Architecture 33328 Cities and towns Risk assessment. 27037 Emergency management. 27038 Disasters Risk assessment. 27039 Joffe, Helene. 27041 Rossetto, Tiziana. 27042 Adams, John. 27043 ebrary, Inc. 27044 Advances in natural and technological hazards research, 1878-9897 ; v.33 58553 Department of Architecture General Stacks ddc BK 39712 39712 0 0 ddc 0 302_120000000000000_CIT 0 63739 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2018-07-14 Department of Architecture 2 1 302.12 CIT 3010033328 2018-07-24 2018-07-24 1 2018-07-14 BK Transferred from ARC to BRACUL on 28/12/2023