Background
Mitchell, James Kenneth was born on April 5, 1943 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Son of James and Sarah Ethel (Orr) Mitchell. came to the United States, 1965.
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Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-cities and Disasters in Transition
( As a result of repeated experiences with devastating ea...)
As a result of repeated experiences with devastating earthquakes, storms, floods, and wildfires, places like Tokyo, Mexico City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are already identified with catastrophe in both scientific literature and popular culture. Similar prospects face less obvious urban candidates like Dhaka, Miami, London, Lima, Seoul, and Sydney. In this collaborative study of environmental risks in ten of the world's major cities, geographers, planners, and other experts examine the hazard experiences of case study cities and analyze their future risks. They conclude that the natural disaster potential of the biggest cities is expanding at a pace which far exceeds the rate of urbanization. In addition to tracing hazard trends and arguing in support of management reforms that can be implemented quickly, Crucibles of Hazard directs attention to long-term issues of safety and security that must be resolved to sustain urban areas. Opportunities for such innovative policymaking include: capitalizing on the role of hazards as agents of urban diversification; broadening the scope for employing hazard-based contingency planning models in other urban governance contexts; and mobilizing hazard myths and metaphors as unifying sources of inspiration for diverse and sometimes fractious metropolitan constituencies. This study was led by the International Geographical Union's Study Group on the Disaster Vulnerability of Mega-cities.
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James Kenneth Mitchell
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Bachelor of Science with honors, Queens U. Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1965; Master of Arts, U. Cincinnati, 1965-1967; M of Cmty. Planning, U. Cincinnati, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, University of Chicago, 1970.
Career
Lecturer environmental resources, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1970-1973;
assistant professor, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1973-1975;
associate professor, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1975-1980;
professor geography, Rutgers University, since 1980;
chair department geography, Rutgers University, 1988-1991, 94-96;
director graduate program in geography, Rutgers University, 1977-1985, 88-91. Chair United States Science Committee on the Outer Continental Shelf, Washington, 1979-1982. Member commission on natural disasters National Research Council, Washington, 1982-1986.
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Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-cities and Disasters in Transition
( As a result of repeated experiences with devastating ea...)
- Community response to coastal erosion: Individual and collective adjustments to hazard on the Atlantic shore (Research paper - University of Chicago, Department of Geography)
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Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-cities and Disasters in Transition
Membership
Member curriculum advising committee South Brunswick (New Jersey) H.S., 1986-1989. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Conference for Irish Studies, American Geography Society (county 1984-1993), Association American Geographers, Institute British Geographers, International Research Committee on Disasters, International Geography Union (chair study grop on the disaster vulnerability of megacities since 1993).
Connections
Married Elizabeth Jean McConaghy, August 12, 1966. Children: James Alexander, Patrick Alan.
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Presbyterian