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| 100 | 1 | _aSMITH Keith | |
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_aEnvironmental hazards: _bassessing risk and reducing disaster |
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| 250 | _a2nd ed. | ||
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_aLondon: _bRoutledge, _c1996 |
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| 300 | _a389p. | ||
| 520 | 3 | _aHandbook on planning for and coping with disasters. Describes the difference between hazard and risk, how to scale a disaster, identify risk assessment and management, and mitigate effects through loss reduction. There are specific chapters on earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and avalanches, storms, temperature extremes, epidemics, wildfires, floods, droughts, and technologically derived hazards. | |
| 650 | _aDISASTER MANAGEMENT | ||
| 650 | _aDISASTERS | ||
| 650 | _aENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS | ||
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