Noah and disaster planning: The cultural significance of the flood story

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 170-177

  Dynes, Russell R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; IMAGERY; NATURAL DISASTER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16544393755     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0966-0879.2003.01104003.x     Document Type: Article

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