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Disaster Planning

The Preservation of Life and Property

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. Harold D. Foster

    1. University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada

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Part of the book series: Springer Series on Environmental Management (SSEM)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Harold D. Foster
    Pages 1-4

  3. Risk and Comprehensive Planning

    • Harold D. Foster
    Pages 5-42

  4. Development and the Spatial Distribution of Risk

    • Harold D. Foster
    Pages 43-95

  5. Safety by Design

    • Harold D. Foster
    Pages 96-123

  6. Predicting and Preventing Disaster

    • Harold D. Foster
    Pages 124-169

  7. Disaster Warning Systems

    • Harold D. Foster
    Pages 170-211

  8. Disaster Plans

    • Harold D. Foster
    Pages 212-234

  9. Construction and Reconstruction

    • Harold D. Foster
    Pages 235-254

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 255-275
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada

    Harold D. Foster

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Disaster Planning

  • Book Subtitle: The Preservation of Life and Property

  • Authors: Harold D. Foster

  • Series Title: Springer Series on Environmental Management

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6093-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6095-0Published: 11 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-6093-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-6161

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-5559

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 276

  • Topics: Ecology

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