Cartographies of Danger: Mapping Hazards in America - Mark Monmonier - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226534183 - May 15, 1997
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Cartographies of Danger: Mapping Hazards in America 1st edition


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Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers.


378 pages, 9 line drawings, 107 maps

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released May 15, 1997
ISBN13 9780226534183
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 378
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   680 g
Language English  

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