Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Mitigation and Financing of Seismic Risks
. Ed(S): Kleindorfer, Paul R.; Sertel, Murat R.
€ 128.96
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Mitigation and Financing of Seismic Risks
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Mitigation and Financing of Earthquake Risks in Turkey, held in Ankara, Istanbul from 22-24 June 2000 Editor(s): Kleindorfer, Paul R.; Sertel, Murat R. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 286 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Huge economic losses from natural disasters, including nearly 100 000 fatalities world wide in 1999 alone, gave rise to a renewed recognition by government, industry and the public that national governments and international agencies cannot simply go on as they have in the past. Changes in financial cover, better enforcement procedures for building standards, better business contingency planning, and well developed emergency response were demanded from all sides. In this volume an international group of experts present recent research on the variety of approaches adopted by different countries to assess natural ... Read more
Huge economic losses from natural disasters, including nearly 100 000 fatalities world wide in 1999 alone, gave rise to a renewed recognition by government, industry and the public that national governments and international agencies cannot simply go on as they have in the past. Changes in financial cover, better enforcement procedures for building standards, better business contingency planning, and well developed emergency response were demanded from all sides. In this volume an international group of experts present recent research on the variety of approaches adopted by different countries to assess natural ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series IV
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792370987
SKU
V9780792370987
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Mitigation and Financing of Seismic Risks