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Catastrophe : risk and response /

Introduction What is catastrophe?The organization of this bookSome useful disctinctions1. What are the catastrohpic risks, and how catastrophic are they? Natural catastrophesScientific accidentsOther unintended man-made catastrophesIntentional catastrophesCatastrophic synergies and lesser-included c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Posner, Richard A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Pres, 2004.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction; 1 What are the catastrophic risks, and how catastrophic are they?; 2 Why so little is being done about the catastrophic risks; 3 How to evaluate the catastrophic risks and the possible responses to them; 4 How to reduce the catastrophic risks; Conclusion; Notes; Index.