Catastrophe : risk and response /
Richard A. Posner.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Pres, 2004.
- x, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What are catastrophic risks, and how catastrophic are they? -- Why so little is being done about the catastrophic risks -- How to evaluate the catastrophic risks and the possible responses to them -- How to reduce the catastrophic risks.
0195178130 9780195178135
2004009728
Emergency management. Disasters. Risk assessment. Technological innovations--Moral and ethical aspects.