2 edition of Disaster resilience found in the catalog.
Published
2012
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244).
| Statement | Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, The National Academies |
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|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HV551.3 .D57 2012 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xvi, 244 pages |
| Number of Pages | 244 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL27032639M |
| ISBN 10 | 0309261503 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780309261500 |
| LC Control Number | 2012953228 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 809027635 |
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