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The blessings of disaster : the lessons that catastrophes teach us and why our future depends on it /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bruneau, Michel, 1959- (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Essex, Connecticut: Prometheus Books, [2022]
Subjects:
Emergency management.
Disasters > Social aspects.
Preparedness.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.