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The blessings of disaster : the lessons that catastrophes teach us and why our future depends on it / Michel Bruneau.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bruneau, Michel, 1959- author.
- 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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