Americans at risk : why we are not prepared for megadisasters and what we can do now / Irwin Redlener.

By:

Redlener, Irwin

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Knopf, 2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxvii, 273 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

0307265269

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DDC classification:

363.34/70973 22

LOC classification:

HV551.3 .R42 2006

Review: "This important book by one of our leading experts on disaster preparedness offers narrative about our nation's inability to properly plan for large-scale disasters and proposes changes that can still be made to assure the safety of its citizens."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-260) and index.

"This important book by one of our leading experts on disaster preparedness offers narrative about our nation's inability to properly plan for large-scale disasters and proposes changes that can still be made to assure the safety of its citizens."--BOOK JACKET.

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