The biosoma paradigm and environmental engineering

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-256

  Bugliarello, George ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biology; Biosoma; Design; Disasters; Earth systems engineering; Environmental engineering; Machines; Society

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; DISASTER PREVENTION; EDUCATION;

BIOSOMA; EARTH SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; PREDICTABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REVIEW; TSUNAMI; URBANIZATION;

EID: 33947130600     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2006.0285     Document Type: Review

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