| Main Title |
Disasters by design : a reassessment of natural hazards in the United States / |
| Author |
Mileti, Dennis S.
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| Publisher |
Joseph Henry Press, |
| Year Published |
1999 |
| OCLC Number |
41266201 |
| ISBN |
0309063604; 9780309063609 |
| Subjects |
Emergency management--United States ;
Disaster relief--United States ;
Natural disasters--United States ;
Hazardous geographic environments--United States ;
Sustainable development--United States
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EHAM |
HV551.3.M55 1999 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
02/11/2000 |
| EJBM |
HV551.3.M55 1999 |
Summary only |
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
07/28/2000 |
| ESAM |
HV551.3.M55 1999 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
10/08/1999 |
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| Collation |
xvii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
"An activity of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction." Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-296) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Annotation 1. A Sustainability Framework for Natural and Technological Hazards -- 2. Scenarios of Sustainable Hazards Mitigation -- 3. Losses, Costs, and Impacts -- 4. The Interactive Structure of Hazard -- 5. Influences on the Adoption and Implementation of Mitigation -- 6. Tools for Sustainable Hazards Mitigation -- 7. Preparedness, Response, and Recovery -- 8. Innovative Paths and New Directions -- 9. Getting from Here to there -- App. A. Recommendations for Further Traditional Research -- App. B. Impacts of the 1975 Assessment -- App. C. Putting Knowledge into Practice. |
