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Disasters by Design : A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United States.
Title:
Disasters by Design : A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United States.
Author:
Mileti, Dennis.
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (371 pages)
Contents:
Front Matter -- Contributing Authors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- CHAPTER ONE A Sustainability Framework for Natural and Technological Hazards -- CHAPTER TWO Scenarios of Sustainable Hazards Mitigation -- CHAPTER THREE Losses, Costs, and Impacts -- CHAPTER FOUR The Interactive Structure of Hazard -- CHAPTER FIVE Influences on the Adoption and Implementation of Mitigation -- CHAPTER SIX Tools for Sustainable Hazards Mitigation -- CHAPTER SEVEN Preparedness, Response, and Recovery -- CHAPTER EIGHT Innovative Paths and New Directions -- CHAPTER NINE Getting from Here to There -- References -- APPENDIX A Recommendations for Further Traditional Research -- APPENDIX B Impacts of the 1975 Assessment -- APPENDIX C Putting Knowledge Into Practice -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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