‘Living in a hazardscape’ not only gives a picture of the local hazardscape of the Wellington Region, New Zealand but also illustrates its influences on the hazard response of the local people and administration. It is based on a simple work that while integrated hazard management systems tend to adopt uniform response strategies over space, different aspects of a hazardscape produce variations in the local response which subsequently influence the nature and timing of a disaster occurrence. The book adopts a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to present the theoretical and practical facets of the hazardscape.