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020 _a0750656700
035 _a(Sirsi) u120108
041 _aeng
050 _a690.22
_c18
100 _aMcDonald, Roxanna
245 _aIntroduction to natural and man-made disasters and their effects on buildings
260 _aOxford
_bArchitectural Press
_c2003
300 _axvi, 240p.
_bill
_c25cm.
350 _a24.99
520 _aA comprehensive guide to all types of natural and man-made disasters and their effects on buildings. Provides overall guidance and a basic technical understanding of prevention, mitigation and management of disaster, and outlines a checklist of preventive design elements for each situation. With case studies, bibliography and websites.
650 _aNATURAL DISASTERS
650 _aDISASTER PLANNING
650 _aMANAGEMENT-RICS PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON MAJOR DISASTER MANAGMENT
650 _aMAN-MADE DISASTERS
650 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
650 _aEARTHQUAKES
650 _aVOLCANOES
650 _aFLOODING
650 _aWEATHER CONDITIONS
650 _aHISTORIC BUILDINGS
650 _aFIRE
650 _aCONFLICT
650 _aTERRORISM
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
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999 _c102474
_d102474