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 | Cooperating with Nature:: Confronting Natural Hazards with Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Communities (Natural Hazards and Disasters) (Updated Edition) by Raymond J. Burby (Editor), Joseph Henry Press Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 1998 ISBN-10: 0-309-06362-0 / 0309063620 ISBN-13: 978-0-309-06362-3 / 9780309063623 This volume focuses on the breakdown in sustainability--the capacity of the planet to provide quality of life now and in the future--that is signaled by disaster. The authors bring to light why land use and sustainability have been ignored in devising public policies to deal with natural hazards. Th | |