The art and science of large-scale disasters

Large-Scale Disasters: Prediction, Control, and Mitigation

Volumn 9780521872935, Issue , 2008, Pages 5-68

  Gad el Hak, Mohamed ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL;

ART AND SCIENCE; LARGE SCALE DISASTERS; SHAKESPEARE;

DISASTERS;

EID: 84882869326     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511535963.004     Document Type: Chapter

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