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" Environmental hazards and disasters : "
Bimal Kanti Paul
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BL
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706986
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b529175
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| Main Entry
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Paul, Bimal Kanti
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Environmental hazards and disasters : : contexts, perspectives and management /\ Bimal Kanti Paul
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| Publication Statement
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Chichester, West Sussex ;Hoboken, NJ :: Wiley-Blackwell,, 2011
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xi, 322 pages :: illustrations, map ;; 24 cm
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0470660015 (pbk.)
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: 0470660023 (cloth)
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: 9780470660010 (pbk.)
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: 9780470660027 (cloth)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction -- History and development of hazard studies in geography -- Vulnerability, resiliency, and risk -- Disaster effects and impacts -- Disaster cycles : mitigation and preparedness -- Disaster cycles : response and recovery -- Disaster relief -- Hazards/disasters : special topics
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Disasters
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Hazardous geographic environments
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Human ecology
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Natural disasters
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| Dewey Classification
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363.34/06
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GF85.P38 2011
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