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Encyclopedia of disaster relief / editors K. Bradley Penuel, Matt Statler.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disaster relief--Encyclopedias.
- Disaster relief.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes (xxxiv, 934 pages)) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher).
- Available as searchable text in HTML format.
- Summary:
- Billions of dollars and millions of people are involved in disaster relief, yet catastrophes around the world continue to take a huge toll in human lives and treasure. This book covers the response to disasters. It covers issues in both historical and contemporary context, with information on disaster relief around the world.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; About the General Editors; Introduction; Reader's Guide; List of Articles; Chronology of Disaster Relief; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; Volume 2; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Glossary; Resource Guide; Appendix; Index
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781452266398
- 1452266395
- 9781780340142
- 1780340141
- 9781412994064
- 1412994063
- OCLC:
- 698696240
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