Water Code
Author : Texas
Publisher :
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 49,87 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Water
ISBN :
Author : Texas
Publisher :
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 49,87 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Water
ISBN :
Author : Robert Meyer
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 49,78 MB
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1613630794
"The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and what can we humans do about it? It is a must-read for everyone who cares about risk." —Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow We fail to evacuate when advised. We rebuild in flood zones. We don't wear helmets. We fail to purchase insurance. We would rather avoid the risk of "crying wolf" than sound an alarm. Our ability to foresee and protect against natural catastrophes has never been greater; yet, we consistently fail to heed the warnings and protect ourselves and our communities, with devastating consequences. What explains this contradiction? In The Ostrich Paradox, Wharton professors Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther draw on years of teaching and research to explain why disaster preparedness efforts consistently fall short. Filled with heartbreaking stories of loss and resilience, the book addresses: •How people make decisions when confronted with high-consequence, low-probability events—and how these decisions can go awry •The 6 biases that lead individuals, communities, and institutions to make grave errors that cost lives •The Behavioral Risk Audit, a systematic approach for improving preparedness by recognizing these biases and designing strategies that anticipate them •Why, if we are to be better prepared for disasters, we need to learn to be more like ostriches, not less Fast-reading and critically important, The Ostrich Paradox is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand why we consistently underprepare for disasters, as well as private and public leaders, planners, and policy-makers who want to build more prepared communities.
Author : Eric Schlosser
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 20,18 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0547750331
An exploration of the fast food industry in the United States, from its roots to its long-term consequences.
Author : Judith Welles
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,40 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Cabin John (Md.)
ISBN : 9780615211176
Author : Martin Teitel
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,67 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Agricultural biotechnology
ISBN : 9780892819485
That world exists. These events are happening now, and they are happening to us all. Genetically engineered foods -- from plants whose genetic structures are altered by scientists in ways that could never occur in nature -- are already present in most of the products you buy in supermarkets. They are unlabeled, unwanted, and largely untested.
Author : Gerald D. Skidmore
Publisher : HPN Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 30,47 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1935377264
A history of Killeen, Texas, written by Gerald D. Skidmore, who was managing editor of the Killeen Daily Herald for 42 years and worked 13 years for the Killeen Chamber of Commerce.
Author : Sharon Bracken
Publisher : HPN Books
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,25 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1935377221
Author : James Denholm Van Trump
Publisher :
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,74 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Author : Michael F. Anderson
Publisher :
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 10,61 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Travel
ISBN :
Author : Rutherford H. Platt
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 37,84 MB
Release : 2004-06-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Land Use and Society is a unique and compelling exploration of interactions among law, geography, history, and culture and their joint influence on the evolution of land use and urban form in the United States. Originally published in 1996, this completely revised, expanded, and updated edition retains the strengths of the earlier version while introducing a host of new topics and insights on the twenty-first century metropolis. This new edition of Land Use and Society devotes greater attention to urban land use and related social issues with two new chapters tracing American city and metropolitan change over the twentieth century. More emphasis is given to social justice and the environmental movement and their respective roles in shaping land use and policy in recent decades. This edition of Land Use and Society by Rutherford H. Platt is updated to reflect the 2000 Census, the most recent Supreme Court decisions, and various topics of current interest such as affordable housing, protecting urban water supplies, urban biodiversity, and "ecological cities." It also includes an updated conclusion that summarizes some positive and negative outcomes of urban land policies to date.