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UNISA996391151403316 |
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An ordinance of the Lords & Commons assembled in Parliament [[electronic resource] ] : for putting the county of Surrey into a posture of defence, by the better regulating of the trained-bands, and raising other forces of horse and foot, for the preservation and safety of the said county, and the pay of such foot as shall belong to the garrison of Farnham-Castle. Die Martis, 1 Julii, 1645. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. H. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com |
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London, : Printed for Edw. Husbands, Jul. 3. 1645 |
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Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Early works to 1800 |
Surrey (England) History Early works to 1800 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
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UNINA9910783680003321 |
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Autore |
Posner Richard A |
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Catastrophe [[electronic resource] ] : risk and response / / Richard A. Posner |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Pres, 2004 |
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0-19-756244-2 |
0-19-988438-2 |
0-19-530647-3 |
1-280-42838-4 |
0-19-534639-4 |
1-60256-541-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (333 p.) |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Emergency management |
Disasters |
Risk assessment |
Technological innovations - Moral and ethical aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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What are catastrophic risks, and how catastrophic are they? -- Why so little is being done about the catastrophic risks -- How to evaluate the catastrophic risks and the possible responses to them -- How to reduce the catastrophic risks. |
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Catastrophic risks are much greater than is commonly appreciated. Collision with an asteroid, runaway global warming, voraciously replicating nanomachines, a pandemic of gene-spliced smallpox launched by bioterrorists, and a world-ending accident in a high-energy particle accelerator, are among the possible extinction events that are sufficiently likely to warrant careful study. How should we respond to events that, for a variety of psychological and cultural reasons, we find it hard to wrap our minds around? Posner argues that realism about science and scientists, innovative applications of cost-benefit analysis, a scientifically literate legal profession, unprecedented |
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international cooperation, and a pragmatic attitude toward civil liberties are among the keys to coping effectively with the catastrophic risks. |
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