1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996390657103316

Titolo

Westminster, 26 Dec. 1688 [[electronic resource] ] : divers of the members of the Parliaments in the reign of King Charles the Second and the aldermen and Common Council of the city of London, pursuant to His Highness the Prince of Orange's desire, meeting at St. James's the 26th of December, 1688

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by John Starkey, Awnsham and William Chruchill, 1688

Descrizione fisica

4 p

Altri autori (Persone)

William, King of England,  <1650-1702.>

Soggetti

Great Britain Politics and government 1660-1714 Sources

Great Britain History Revolution of 1688 Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from incipit.

Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910959575103321

Autore

Smith Keith <1938->

Titolo

Environmental hazards : assessing risk and reducing disaster / / Keith Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, c2013

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-64714-7

0-203-80530-5

1-283-92019-0

1-136-64715-5

Edizione

[6th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (502 p.)

Disciplina

363.34

Soggetti

Natural disasters

Environmental disasters

Environmental risk assessment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The nature of hazard -- pt. 2. The experience and reduction of hazard.

Sommario/riassunto

The much expanded sixth edition of Environmental Hazards provides a fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century. It integrates cutting-edge material from the physical and social sciences to illustrate how natural and human systems interact to place communities of all sizes, and at all stages of economic development, at risk. It also explains in detail the various measures available to reduce the ongoing losses to life and property. Part One of this established textbook defines basic concepts of hazard, risk, vulnera