Book review: Disaster risk reduction for the built environment

Author: Gerard Canisius

Date published

3 September 2018

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Book review: Disaster risk reduction for the built environment

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Gerard Canisius
Date published
3 September 2018
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The Structural Engineer
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Gerard Canisius

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 96, Issue 9, 2018, Page(s) 35

Date published

3 September 2018

Author

Gerard Canisius

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 96, Issue 9, 2018, Page(s) 35

Price

Free

This interesting, well-illustrated book will be useful to engineers as a means of knowing what is important to consider in a holistic risk-based design against different natural hazards, but it is not a design guide, concludes Gerard Canisius.

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Format:
PDF
Pages:
35
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Opinion Issue 9

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