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The blessings of disaster : the lessons that catastrophes teach us and why our future depends on it / Michel Bruneau.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bruneau, Michel, 1959- author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Emergency management.
Disasters--Social aspects.
Disasters.
Preparedness.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 444 pages) : color illustrations
Place of Publication:
Essex, Connecticut: Prometheus Books, [2022]
Contents:
Which little pig are you?
Earthquakes happen because
Earthquakes to tsunamis
The water magnet
Flood
Tornado alley
Sitting on a volcano
Technological disasters
Terrorist attacks
Annoying doomsday scenarios
Interlude
The wonderful ability to forget
Airport proctologists
Statistical Hocus Pocus
Life's casino
Black swans
The brain
The mirrors we elect
Earthquake damage happens because
Fatalism
a really short chapter
Gloomy predictions
The silent heroes
Truth and lies about resilience
Dollars are frequent flyer miles
We're all cooked
Elbow room
Nuclear holocaust
Act V.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 05, 2022).
Other Format:
Print version: Bruneau, Michel, 1959- Blessings of disaster
ISBN:
9781633888241
163388824X
Publisher Number:
40031454275
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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