4 edition of Large-scale disasters found in the catalog.
Published
2004
by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, France
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
| Other titles | Catastrophes de grande ampleur : |
| Contributions | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HC79.D45 L37 2004 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 98 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 98 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3362624M |
| ISBN 10 | 9264020187 |
| LC Control Number | 2004422561 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 55481032 |
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The number and severity of large-scale disasters in the last years has been growing dramatically. Reasons for the increase in nature- and human-initiated large-scale disasters may be attributable directly or due to interaction among a number of factors (Mitchell,Logue,Noji,Mitroff and Alpaslan, ).
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There is a particular focus on events caused by weather and climate change.Large-scale disasters undeniably make response very complex. “Every year, disasters put millions of Americans in danger and destroy billions of dollars worth of property” (Department of Homeland Security [DHS], b).
Disasters of this scale can be labeled as a catastrophic : Kimberly Young-McLear, Thomas A. Mazzuchi, Shahram Sarkani.The art and science of large-scale disasters / Mohamed Gad-el-Hak --Multiscale modeling for large-scale disaster applications / Ramana M.
Pidaparti --Addressing the root causes of large-scale disasters / Ilan Kelman --Issues in disaster-relief logistics / Nezih Altay --Large-scale disasters: perspectives on medical response / Jehan Elkholy and.
