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Hazards analysis : reducing the impact of disasters / John C. Pine.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxi, 316 p : ill ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781482228915 (hardback)
Uniform titles:
  • Natural hazards analysis
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.34/7 23
LOC classification:
  • HV553 .P56
Other classification:
  • SCI031000 | SOC040000 | TEC010000
Online resources: Summary: "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. "-- Provided by publisher.Other editions: Revision of Pine, John C. Natural hazards analysis
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 306 - 308) and index.

"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. "-- Provided by publisher.

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