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What would you do if a category five monster cyclone was headed your way? Drive as far as you could, as quickly as you could in the opposite direction? What if there were no cars? What if there were no roads? What if you were on a tiny island? What if there was nowhere to run to? How would you feel,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnston, Ingrid (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
Temas:
Emergency management > Oceania.
Disaster relief > Oceania.
Sustainable development > Oceania.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Océanie.
Développement durable > Océanie.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief
Disaster relief.
Emergency management.
Sustainable development.
Oceania.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What would you do if a category five monster cyclone was headed your way? Drive as far as you could, as quickly as you could in the opposite direction? What if there were no cars? What if there were no roads? What if you were on a tiny island? What if there was nowhere to run to? How would you feel, knowing that when it was over it could be weeks before anyone came to help?Thousands of people live with this possibility every day, and their resilience and coping skills are incredible. However, climate change threatens to make these events worse, and all the while the sea levels are rising, and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781443894128
1443894125

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