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020 |a 1860943861  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 9781860943867  |q (electronic bk.) 
040 |a N$T  |b eng  |e pn 
050 4 |a GB5014  |b .W66 1999eb 
100 1 |a Woo, G. 
245 1 4 |a The mathematics of natural catastrophes /  |c Gordon Woo. 
260 |a River Edge, NJ :  |b Imperial College Press,  |c 1999. 
300 |a 1 online resource (vii, 292 pages) :  |b illustrations 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
505 0 |a Book Cover; THE MATHEMATICS OF NATURAL CATASTROPHES; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PORTRAIT OF EDMOND HALLEY; PROLOGUE CHAOS AND CATASTROPHE; CHAPTER 1 A TAXONOMY OF NATURAL HAZARDS; CHAPTER 2 A SENSE OF SCALE; CHAPTER 3 A MEASURE OF UNCERTAINTY; CHAPTER 4 A MATTER OF TIME; CHAPTER 5 FORECASTING; CHAPTER 6 DECIDING TO WARN; CHAPTER 7 A QUESTION OF DESIGN; CHAPTER 8 DAMAGE ESTIMATION; CHAPTER 9 CATASTROPHE COVER; CHAPTER 10 FINANCIAL ISSUES; CHAPTER 11 THE THIRD MILLENNIUM; EPILOGUE THE TWILIGHT OF PROBABILITY; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX. 
650 0 |a Natural disasters  |x Mathematical models. 
650 0 |a Emergency management  |x Mathematical models. 
650 6 |a Catastrophes naturelles  |x Modèles mathématiques. 
650 6 |a Gestion des situations d'urgence  |x Modèles mathématiques. 
650 7 |a NATURE  |x Natural Disasters. 
650 7 |a SOCIAL SCIENCE  |x Disasters & Disaster Relief. 
650 7 |a Emergency management  |x Mathematical models. 
650 7 |a Natural disasters  |x Mathematical models. 
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