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Disasters Evermore? Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters.

Part of a special issue on disasters. In an article that draws on his 2007 book, The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters, the writer reflects on methods to prevent or mitigate the damage caused by disasters. He posits that reducing three...

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Publicado en:Social Research Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 733 - 753
Autor principal: Perrow, Charles
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: New School for Social Research Fall 2008
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