The disaster experts [[electronic resource] ] : mastering risk in modern America / / Scott Gabriel Knowles |
Autore | Knowles Scott Gabriel |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.34/2 |
Collana | The City in the Twenty-First Century |
Soggetto topico |
Emergency management - United States - History - 20th century
Emergency management - Research - United States - History - 20th century Disasters - United States - History - 20th century Disaster relief - Research - United States - History - 20th century Risk assessment - United States - History - 20th century Hazard mitigation - Research - United States - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-89855-1
0-8122-0799-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Devil's Privilege -- 2. Reforming Fire -- 3. The Invisible Screen of Safety -- 4. Ten to Twenty Million Killed, Tops -- 5. What Is a Disaster? -- 6. A Nation of Hazards -- NOTES -- INDEX -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452930803321 |
Knowles Scott Gabriel | ||
Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The disaster experts [[electronic resource] ] : mastering risk in modern America / / Scott Gabriel Knowles |
Autore | Knowles Scott Gabriel |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.34/2 |
Collana | The City in the Twenty-First Century |
Soggetto topico |
Emergency management - United States - History - 20th century
Emergency management - Research - United States - History - 20th century Disasters - United States - History - 20th century Disaster relief - Research - United States - History - 20th century Risk assessment - United States - History - 20th century Hazard mitigation - Research - United States - History - 20th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
American History
American Studies General Political Science Public Policy Social Science Urban Studies |
ISBN |
1-283-89855-1
0-8122-0799-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Devil's Privilege -- 2. Reforming Fire -- 3. The Invisible Screen of Safety -- 4. Ten to Twenty Million Killed, Tops -- 5. What Is a Disaster? -- 6. A Nation of Hazards -- NOTES -- INDEX -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779473203321 |
Knowles Scott Gabriel | ||
Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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