An edition of In the shadow of melting glaciers (2010)

In the shadow of melting glaciers

climate change and Andean society

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An edition of In the shadow of melting glaciers (2010)

In the shadow of melting glaciers

climate change and Andean society

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Language
English
Pages
273

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Table of Contents

Melted ice destroys a city : Huaraz, 1941
Georacial disorder beneath enchanted lakes
Engineering the Andes, nationalizing natural disaster
High development follows disasters
In pursuit of danger : defining and defending hazard zones
The story of vanishing water towers
The risk of neoliberal glaciers
Appendix 1: Selected Cordillera Blanca glacial lake security projects
Appendix 2: Glacier-related disasters in Cordillera Blanca history
Appendix 3: Government entities conducting glacier and glacial lake projects.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
551.6985
Library of Congress
QC988.P4 C37 2010, QC988.P4C37 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
vii, 273 p. :
Number of pages
273

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24533410M
Internet Archive
inshadowofmeltin0000care
ISBN 10
0195396065, 0195396073
ISBN 13
9780195396065, 9780195396072
LCCN
2009025809
OCLC/WorldCat
436310089

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15581043W

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