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Large-scale disasters : prediction, control, and mitigation /
This volume presents an integrated review of the broad research field of large scale disasters. It establishes a common framework for predicting, controlling and managing both manmade and natural disasters. There is a particular focus on events caused by weather and climate change.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; About the editor; List of contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 The art and science of large-scale disasters; 3 Multiscale modeling for large-scale disaster applications; 4 Addressing the root causes of large-scale disasters; 5 Issues in disaster relief logistics; 6 Large-scale disasters: perspectives on medical response; 7 Augmentation of health care capacity in large-scale disasters; 8 Energy, climate change, and how to avoid a manmade disaster; 9 Seawater agriculture for energy, warming, food, land, and water.