1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960175303321

Autore

Sciences Committee on Disaster Research in the Social

Titolo

Facing Hazards and Disasters : Understanding Human Dimensions

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : National Academies Press, 2006

ISBN

9786610567447

9780309164627

0309164621

9781280567445

1280567449

9780309659857

030965985X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CouncilNational Research

Disciplina

363.34

Soggetti

Disaster relief -- United States

Electronic books. -- local

Emergency management -- United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Societal Changes Influencing the Context of Research""; ""3 Social Science Research on Hazard Mitigation, Emergency Preparedness,and Recovery Preparedness""; ""4 Research on Disaster Response and Recovery""; ""5 Interdisciplinary Hazards and Disaster Research""; ""6 International Research:Confronting the Challenges of Disaster Risk Reduction and Development""; ""7 The Role of State-of-the-Art Technologies and Methods for Enhancing Studies of Hazards and Disasters""

""8 Knowledge Dissemination and Application""""9 The Present and Future Hazards and Disaster Research Workforce""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Acronyms""; ""Appendix B Recommendations""; ""Appendix C Committee Biographies""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911006765903321

Autore

Wypych George

Titolo

Handbook of polymers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : ChemTec Pub, 2012

Disciplina

668.9

Soggetti

Polymers

Chemical & Materials Engineering

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Materials Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph