Disaster Experts Mastering Risk in Modern America

Name: Disaster Experts Mastering Risk in Modern America
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ISBN: 9780812222463

ISBN-10: 0812222466

ISBN-13: 9780812222463

Edition: 2011

Authors: Scott Gabriel Knowles

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In the wake of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, many are asking what, if anything, can be done to prevent large-scale disasters. How is it that we know more about the hazards of modern American life than ever before, yet the nation faces ever-increasing losses from such events? History shows that disasters are not simply random acts. Where is the logic in creating an elaborate set of fire codes for buildings, and then allowing structures like the Twin Towers—tall, impressive, and risky—to go up as design experiments? Why prepare for terrorist attacks above all else when floods, fires, and earthquakes pose far more consistent threats to American life and prosperity?The Disaster Expertstakes on…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date: 2/21/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English

Scott Gabriel Knowles is Associate Professor of History at Drexel University.