Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Miscellaneous Frontmatter
- Introduction – dangerous neighbors: volcanoes near cities
- 1 Too many people and too many volcanoes – Naples, Italy
- 2 A full menu of volcanic hazards – Mexico City
- 3 “Like dangerous, yet undeniably beautiful women” – Guagua Pichincha and Cotopaxi volcanoes near Quito, Ecuador
- 4 Dangerous neighbors, but some bring gifts – Manila megacity, Philippines
- 5 “It’s part of the culture. Live with it!” – cities in Japan
- 6 Volcanic and proud of it – Auckland, New Zealand
- 7 Coffee, software, aircraft, and volcanic mudflows – Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland, USA
- 8 A tale of two cities – Akrotiri (island of Santorini, Greece) and Plymouth (island of Montserrat, Caribbean)
- 9 The dangerous neighbor is restless – how should a city respond?
- Recommendations for further reading
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- References
Recommendations for further reading
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2013
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Miscellaneous Frontmatter
- Introduction – dangerous neighbors: volcanoes near cities
- 1 Too many people and too many volcanoes – Naples, Italy
- 2 A full menu of volcanic hazards – Mexico City
- 3 “Like dangerous, yet undeniably beautiful women” – Guagua Pichincha and Cotopaxi volcanoes near Quito, Ecuador
- 4 Dangerous neighbors, but some bring gifts – Manila megacity, Philippines
- 5 “It’s part of the culture. Live with it!” – cities in Japan
- 6 Volcanic and proud of it – Auckland, New Zealand
- 7 Coffee, software, aircraft, and volcanic mudflows – Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland, USA
- 8 A tale of two cities – Akrotiri (island of Santorini, Greece) and Plymouth (island of Montserrat, Caribbean)
- 9 The dangerous neighbor is restless – how should a city respond?
- Recommendations for further reading
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- References
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