Hazards analysis : reducing the impact of disasters /
"The impacts of natural and man-made disasters have been increasing at exponential rates over the past few decades. Our global interconnectedness and the scale of disaster events has grown to the point where catastrophic disasters have regional, national, and even global economic consequences. This...
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| Язык: | английский |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
2015.
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| Редактирование: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online-ссылка: | Cover image |
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| Итог: | "The impacts of natural and man-made disasters have been increasing at exponential rates over the past few decades. Our global interconnectedness and the scale of disaster events has grown to the point where catastrophic disasters have regional, national, and even global economic consequences. This volume presents a systematic process of hazards identification, vulnerability determination, and consequence assessment for the natural, built, and human environment. The book aims to examine strategies that may be taken at the individual, organization, community, and regional levels to reduce the adverse consequences of disasters and to foster sustainability. "-- |
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| Объем: | xxi, 316 p : ill ; 25 cm. |
| Библиография: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 306 - 308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781482228915 (hardback) |