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Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response: How Private Action Can Reduce Public Vulnerability Philip E Auerswald
Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response: How Private Action Can Reduce Public Vulnerability
Philip E Auerswald
Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response describes the economic, organizational, and institutional actions required to improve the continuity and recovery of vital public services in event of disaster. This is the first book to describe the fundamental trade-offs between private efficiency and public vulnerability in an open society.
576 pages, 40 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 18, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521685726 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 576 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 27 mm · 783 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Auerswald, Philip E. (George Mason University, Virginia) |
| Editor | Branscomb, Lewis M. (Harvard University, Massachusetts) |
| Editor | La Porte, Todd M. (George Mason University, Virginia) |
| Editor | Michel-Kerjan, Erwann O. (University of Pennsylvania) |