Cartographies of danger: mapping hazards in America
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1. Verfasser: Monmonier, Mark S. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago, Ill. University of Chicago Press 1997
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-349 p. ) and index
No place is perfectly safe, but some places are more dangerous than others. Whether we live on a floodplain or in "Tornado Alley," near a nuclear facility or in a neighborhood poorly lit at night, we all co-exist uneasily with natural and man-made hazards. As Mark Monmonier shows in this entertaining and immensely informative book, maps can tell us a lot about where we can anticipate certain hazards, but they can also be dangerously misleading. California, for example, takes earthquakes seriously, with a comprehensive program of seismic mapping, whereas Washington has been comparativ
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 363 pages)
ISBN:0226534294
9780226534183
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