Designing resilience : preparing for extreme events /
Designing Resilience presents case studies of extreme events and analyzes the ability of affected individuals, institutions, governments, and technological systems to cope with disaster. Individual case studies, including Hurricane Katrina in the United States, the London bombings, and French prepar...
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh, Pa. :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
2010
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| Series: | UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Designing Resilience presents case studies of extreme events and analyzes the ability of affected individuals, institutions, governments, and technological systems to cope with disaster. Individual case studies, including Hurricane Katrina in the United States, the London bombings, and French preparedness for the Avian flu, are analyzed to determine effective and ineffective strategies.-- Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | OldControl:muse9780822973706. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 349 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822973706 0822973707 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
