Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 300 pages)
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illustrations, maps
ISBN:
9780520918726
,
052091872X
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0585331243
,
9780585331249
Content:
Whenever a major earthquake strikes or a hurricane unleashes its fury, the devastating results fill our television screens and newspapers. Mary C. Comerio is interested in what happens in the weeks and months after such disasters, particularly in the recovery of damaged housing. Through case studies of six recent urban disasters--Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina, Hurricane Andrew in Florida, the Loma Prieta and Northridge eart
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0520207807
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Comerio, Mary C Disaster hits home Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998 ISBN 0520207807
Language:
English
