The dynamics of disaster / Susan W. Kieffer.

Natural disasters bedevil our planet, and each appears to be a unique event. The author, a geologist shows how all disasters are connected. Humans persist in building centers of civilization in places of past disasters. We believe that our technology will protect us next time. Yet we rarely win thes...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Kieffer, Susan W.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W. W. Norton & Co., ©2013.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Natural disasters.