Social dynamics of unnatural disasters: Parallels between hurricane Katrina and the 2003 European heat wave

Dynamics of Disaster: Lessons on Risk, Response and Recovery

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 159-172

  Gall, Melanie ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84925763279     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315067193     Document Type: Chapter

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