Curbing catastrophe : natural hazards and risk reduction in the modern world

• Material Type: 図書
• ISBN: 9781107035188 (hardback); 110703518X (hardback)
• Title: Curbing catastrophe : natural hazards and risk reduction in the modern world
• Author/Editor: Timothy H. Dixon.
• Author Heading: Dixon, Timothy H.
• Publication, Distribution, etc.: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press (出版)
• Publication Date: 2017.; 著作権日付 : ©2017
• Publication Date (W3CDTF): 2017
• Extent: xxi, 300 pages
• Other physical details: illustrations, maps
• Size: 24 cm
• Place of Publication (Country Code): GB
• Text Language Code: eng
• Content Type: text
• Media Type: unmediated
• Carrier Type: volume
• Subject Heading: Natural disasters--Prevention.; Emergency management.; Hazard mitigation.; SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--General.
• LCC: GB5005
• DDC: 363.34/7
• NDLC: EG77
• Target Audience: 一般
• Note (Bibliography): Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-286) and index.
• Collection (particular): 日本関係外国語図書
• Holding library: 国立国会図書館
• Call No.: EG77-B342
• Data Provider (Database): 国立国会図書館 : 国立国会図書館蔵書; https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp
• Bibliographic ID (NDL): 027762252; http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/027762252
• LC Control Number: 2016046817; https://lccn.loc.gov/2016046817
• OCLC No.: 962231115; https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/962231115
• Cataloging Rule: RDA
• Bibliographic Record Category (NDL): 211

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