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BL
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972435
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b726805
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| Main Entry
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Ramroth, William G.
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| Title & Author
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Planning for disaster : : how natural and man-made disasters shape the built environment /\ by William G. Ramroth, Jr.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Kaplan Pub.,, ©2007.
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ix, 294 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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1419593730
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: 9781419593734
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index.
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| Contents
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It takes a disaster -- Fire -- Codes -- Overcrowding -- Earthquake -- Wind and water -- Disasters of another kind -- World Trade Center -- Hurricane Katrina -- Learning from disasters -- Appendix : time line of disasters.
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| Abstract
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'Planning for Disaster' traces the impact of disasters and explores what we can learn from them to make our environments safer. The text addresses the impact of disasters on urban planning, building design, and the design of large-scale engineering projects such as bridges, tunnels, and levees.
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Architecture-- Environmental aspects.
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City planning-- Environmental aspects.
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Disasters.
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Natural disasters.
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Structural stability.
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Architecture-- Environmental aspects.
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City planning-- Environmental aspects.
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Disasters.
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Natural disasters.
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Structural stability.
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| Dewey Classification
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720/.47
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| LC Classification
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NA9053.E58R35 2007
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