The dynamics of disaster / (Record no. 338197)

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fixed length control field 01543cam a2200169 a 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780393080957 (hardcover)
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 363.34
Item number KIE.D
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kieffer, Susan W.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The dynamics of disaster /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Susan W. Kieffer.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. W. W. Norton & Co.,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2013.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 315 p. :
Other physical details ill., maps ;
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Natural disasters bedevil our planet, and each appears to be a unique event. Leading geologist Susan W. Kieffer shows how all disasters are connected. Humans persist in building centers of civilization in places of past disasters. We believe that our technology will protect us next time. Yet we rarely win these battles with the earth because we don't understand natural disasters deeply enough. Susan W. Kieffer has two goals for her unique book. The first is to show how the dynamics--the workings--of disasters are connected by a small number of natural laws. The second is to show that the most obvious process in a disaster is not always the one that causes the devastation. For instance, the transformation of apparently solid ground into a substance like quicksand during the 2010 Haiti earthquake is what caused the destruction of Port au Prince. Kieffer argues that only by truly understanding the dynamics of natural disasters can we begin to institute engineering and policy practices to minimize their impact on our lives"--Provided by publisher.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Natural disasters.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Book
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        Reference Dept. of Geology Dept. of Geology Processing Center 20/11/2019   363.34 KIE.D GEO5021 20/11/2019 20/11/2019 Book