Dixon, Timothy H., <br/><br/>
Curbing catastrophe :  natural hazards and risk reduction in the modern world / 
Timothy H. Dixon. 
 - Cambridge, United Kingdom ;  New York, NY :  Cambridge University Press,  (c)2017. 
 - 1 online resource. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/> An eye-opening account exploring common themes between major disasters and providing important lessons for successful natural hazard mitigation. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781108114349 9781108113663 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Natural disasters--Prevention.<br/>Emergency management.<br/>Hazard mitigation.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GB5005  / .C873 2017