Natural disasters / Lesli J. Favor ; foreword by Katherine Ellins.
This book examines the types of natural hazards, their costs in human lives and economic impact, and national and international responses to them. Detailed case studies examine disasters in the United States, the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami of 2004-2005, water resource management in China...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Facts On File,
©2011.
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| Series: | Global issues (Facts on File, Inc.)
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| Subjects: |
Earth Sciences & Map Library - Stacks
| Call Number: |
GB5014 .F38 2011
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| GB5014 .F38 2011 | Available Place a Hold |