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Ecology of Fear
by Mike Davis
First Published
1998
Subjects
Social conditions
Environmental conditions
Social problems
Disasters
New York Times reviewed
Los angeles (calif.), social conditions
Riots, california, los angeles
Earthquakes
Natural disasters
Stadtforschung
Literatur
Environment
Katastrophe
Überschwemmungsgefahr
History
Risikomanagement
Verstädterung
Ecology
Stadtplanung
Milieurampen
Flächenbrand
Feuerökologie
Erdbebengefahr
Los Angeles
Slum
Social sciences
Disasters & disaster relief
Description
Los Angeles has become a magnet for the American apocalyptic imagination, with many disasters - both real and those created by Hollywood movies - in recent years. This book examines the history of disaster - both real and imagined - in LA.