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- catalog abstract ""This is a unique book about natural catastrophes, focusing on the mathematical aspects of these phenomena. Although academic in style and didactic in purpose, this book is practical in the treatment of the diverse issues covered, which range from hazard warning and forecasting, to risk criteria, and economic loss estimation. This book should be of value to all those with an educational or professional interest in natural catastrophes."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b11513024.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""This is a unique book about natural catastrophes, focusing on the mathematical aspects of these phenomena. Although academic in style and didactic in purpose, this book is practical in the treatment of the diverse issues covered, which range from hazard warning and forecasting, to risk criteria, and economic loss estimation. This book should be of value to all those with an educational or professional interest in natural catastrophes."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Chaos and catastrope -- Taxonomy of natural hazards -- Sense of scale -- Measure of uncertainty -- Matter of time -- Forecating -- Deciding to warn -- Question of design -- Damage estimation -- Catastrophe cover -- Financial issues -- Third millennium -- Twilight of probability.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog extent "vii, 292 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1860941826 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press,".
- catalog subject "363.34 21".
- catalog subject "Emergency management Mathematical models.".
- catalog subject "GB5014 .W66 1999".
- catalog subject "Natural disasters Mathematical models.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Chaos and catastrope -- Taxonomy of natural hazards -- Sense of scale -- Measure of uncertainty -- Matter of time -- Forecating -- Deciding to warn -- Question of design -- Damage estimation -- Catastrophe cover -- Financial issues -- Third millennium -- Twilight of probability.".
- catalog title "The mathematics of natural catastrophes / Gordon Woo.".
- catalog type "text".