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I - SEEDS OF DISASTER

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2009

By
Philip E. Auerswald ,
Lewis M. Branscomb ,
Todd M. La Porte  and
Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan
Edited by
Philip E. Auerswald ,
Lewis M. Branscomb ,
Todd M. La Porte  and
Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan
Philip E. Auerswald
Affiliation:
Director of the Center for Science and Technology Policy and an Assistant Professor School of Public Policy, George Mason University
Lewis M. Branscomb
Affiliation:
Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Management, Emeritus Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Todd M. La Porte
Affiliation:
Associate Professor School of Public Policy, George Mason University
Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan
Affiliation:
Managing Director of the Center for Risk Management and Decision Processes The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Philip E. Auerswald
Affiliation:
George Mason University, Virginia
Lewis M. Branscomb
Affiliation:
Harvard University, Massachusetts
Todd M. La Porte
Affiliation:
George Mason University, Virginia
Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
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Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response
How Private Action Can Reduce Public Vulnerability
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2006

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