In the shadow of melting glaciers climate change and Andean society - Carey, Mark (Oxford Univ. Press, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Keywords: Geschichte 1941-2010; Climatic changes / Peru; Glaciers / Peru; Climatic changes / Social aspects / Peru; Environmental engineering / Peru; Emergency management / Peru; Gesellschaft; Klimaänderung; Gletscherrückzug; Peru / Environmental conditions; Andes Region / Environmental conditions; Blanca, Cordillera (Peru) / Environmental conditions; Peru / Social conditions; Blanca, Cordillera (Peru) / Social conditions; Cordillera Blanca