Land-Based and Marine Hazards [electronic resource] : Scientific and Management Issues / edited by M.I. El-Sabh, S. Venkatesh, H. Denis, T.S. Murty.

Causes of major disasters are many and diverse, and the risks associated with them endanger human lives, property, the environment, the economy, and even the country's political and social well-being. It is clear that, with rapid population growth, environmental degradation, climate change, poo...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: El-Sabh, M. I.
Other Authors: Venkatesh, S., Denis, H., Murty, T. S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1996.
Series:Advances in natural and technological hazards research ; 7.
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