Cooperating with nature : confronting natural hazards with land use planning for sustainable communities /

This volume focuses on the breakdown in sustainability -- the capacity of the planet to provide quality of life now and in the future -- that is signaled by disaster. The authors bring to light why land use and sustainability have been ignored in devising public policies to deal with natural hazards...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Burby, Raymond J., 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, ©1998.
Series:Natural hazards and disasters.
Subjects:
Natural disasters > United States > Evaluation.
Land use > United States > Management.
Community development > United States.
Sustainable development > United States.
Catastrophes naturelles > États-Unis > Évaluation.
Utilisation du sol > États-Unis > Gestion.
Développement durable > États-Unis.
Développement communautaire > États-Unis.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Community development
Land use > Management
Natural disasters > Evaluation
Sustainable development
Landnutzung
Naturkatastrophe
Katastrophenschutz
United States
USA
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