Crucibles of hazard: Mega-cities and disasters in transition - Mitchell James K (United Nations University Press Tokyo, 1999)
Keywords: Disaster management -- Environmental hazards -- Urbanization -- Natural disaster in context of mega cities, urbanization and disaster mitigation in Tokyo, flood hazards in Seoul- preliminary assessment, environmental hazards in Dhaka, natural and anthropogenic hazards in Sydney sprawl - sustainable city -- Disaster response in London- case of learning constrained by history and experience, underdevelopment and vulnerability to hazards in city of Kings, social vulnerability to disasters in Mexico city, natural hazards of San Francisco bay mega city- Trial by earthquake, wind and fire, hazard vulnerability and mitigation capacity in greater Los Angeles, environmental hazards and interest group coalitions- metropolitan Miami after hurricane Andrew, role of hazards in urban policy at millennium