Ecology of Fear

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Published 1998

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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.

1 edition

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

Places

  • Los Angeles (Calif.)
  • California
  • Los Angeles
  • USA
  • Los Angeles (Calif., Motiv)
  • Cities