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02236aam a22003378i 4500 001 16B106C0673311EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231010010145 008 220819t20222022mduaf b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022007182 020 $a 1633888231 020 $a 9781633888234 035 $a (OCoLC)1295380884 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d CLE $d JAS $d UIB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a HV551.2 $b .B78 2022 082 00 $a 363.34 $2 23/eng/20220902 100 1 $a Bruneau, Michel, $d 1959- $e author. 245 14 $a The blessings of disaster : $b the lessons that catastrophes teach us and why our future depends on it / $c Michel Bruneau. 264 1 $a Lanham, MD : $b Prometheus, $c [2022] 300 $a xiii, 444 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Which little pig are you? -- Earthquakes happen because -- Earthquakes to tsunamis -- The water magnet -- Flood -- Tornado alley -- Sitting on a volcano -- Technological disasters -- Terrorist attacks -- Annoying doomsday scenarios -- Interlude -- The wonderful ability to forget -- Airport proctologists -- Statistical Hocus Pocus -- Life's casino -- Black swans -- The brain -- The mirrors we elect -- Earthquake damage happens because -- Fatalism -- a really short chapter -- Gloomy predictions -- The silent heroes -- Truth and lies about resilience -- Dollars are frequent flyer miles -- We're all cooked -- Elbow room -- Nuclear holocaust -- Act V. 520 $a "The Blessings of Disaster draws on knowledge from multiple disciplines to illustrate how our civilization's future successes and failures in dealing with societal threats-be they pandemics, climate change, overpopulation, monetary collapse, and nuclear holocaust-can be predicted by observing how we currently cope with and react to natural and technological disasters"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Emergency management. 650 0 $a Disasters $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Preparedness. 941 $a 1 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010031132.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=16B106C0673311EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search