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In the Shadow of Melting Glaciers Climate Change and Andean Society

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ISBN-10: 0195396073

ISBN-13: 9780195396072

Edition: 2010

Authors: Mark Carey

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List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 11/3/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Note on Text
Introduction
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
Conclusion
Appendix
Selected Cordillera Blanca Glacial Lake Security Projects
Glacier-Related Disasters in Cordillera Blanca History
Government Entities Conducting Glacier and Glacial Lake Projects
Notes
Bibliography
Index