An overview on the technological disasters

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 380-390

  Shaluf, Ibrahim Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAWIA   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Disasters; Hazardous materials; Man made disasters; Production management; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250375683     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560710758332     Document Type: Article

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