The potential for space intervention in global catastrophes

JBIS - Journal British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 14-21

  Hempsell, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global catastrophes; Space infrastructure; Space policy

Indexed keywords

EVENT CLASSIFICATION; GLOBAL CATASTROPHE; SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE; SPACE POLICY;

DISASTER PREVENTION; ECONOMICS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE RESEARCH;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 2642536067     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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