Cartographies of danger : mapping hazards in America /
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 e...
| Основен автор: | Monmonier, Mark S. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago, Ill. :
University of Chicago Press,
1997.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=35173 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Cartographies of danger. |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 363 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-349 p. ) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0226534294 9780226534299 |