Technological disaster stages and management

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 114-126

  Shaluf, Ibrahim Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAWIA   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Disasters; Hazardous materials; Management techniques; Physical properties of materials; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449098789     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560810855928     Document Type: Article

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