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Author De Villiers, Marq.

Uniform Title Dangerous world
Title The end : natural disasters, manmade catastrophes, and the future of human survival / Marq de Villiers.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2008.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  551.55 DeV    ---  Available
Edition 1st U.S. ed.
Description vi, 362 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Note Originally published in Canada as Dangerous world by Viking Canada.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-341) and index.
Summary A Canadian Science Writers Award-winning author presents an analysis of humanity's role in catastrophic natural disasters to consider whether or not such threats are increasing and how they can be managed.
Subject Natural disasters.
Disasters.
Human ecology.
Emergency management.
ISBN 9780312365691
0312365691

 
    
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