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Stimulus for human and societal dynamics in the prevention of catastrophes [electronic resource] / edited by Arman Avagyan ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Stimulus for Human and Social Dynamics in the Prevention of Catastrophes, Corporate Author.
- Conference Name:
- NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Stimulus for Human and Social Dynamics in the Prevention of Catastrophes (2010 : Yerevan, Armenia)
- Series:
- NATO science for peace and security series. Human and societal dynamics ; E, v. 80.
- NATO science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics, 1874-6276 ; v. 80
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disasters--Risk assessment--Congresses.
- Disasters.
- Disasters--Risk assessment--Social aspects--Congresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (328 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands : IOS Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Disasters, both natural and man-made, not only present a major threat to national security, they can also significantly impede the stable development of national economies. Dealing with them safely and efficiently is dependent on a well structured policy in emergency preparedness, something which can also go some way towards mitigating the inevitable burden they represent in financial terms. In the Caucasian region alone, natural and man-made disasters are estimated to have cost hundreds of millions of US dollars in the period 2003 to 2010. This book presents 34 papers, arising from the NATO A
- Contents:
- Title; Preface; Contents; Theme 1 Public Risk Perception and Communication; Theme 2 Seismic Risk Assessment and Consequence Reduction; Theme 3 Hazard Monitoring and Management; Theme 4 Assessment and Management of Industrial Risks; Subject Index; Author Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 6613289701
- 1-283-28970-9
- 9786613289704
- 1-60750-738-2
- OCLC:
- 756484714
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