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Electronic Book

Author

Posner, Richard A.

Title Catastrophe [electronic resource] : risk and response / Richard A. Posner.

Imprint

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Pres, 2004.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	x, 322 p. : ill.
Note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	What are catastrophic risks, and how catastrophic are they? -- Why so little is being done about the catastrophic risks -- How to evaluate the catastrophic risks and the possible responses to them -- How to reduce the catastrophic risks.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Emergency management.
	Disasters.
	Risk assessment.
	Technological innovations -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	0195178130 (alk. paper)