Beyond bricks and mortar

被引:4
作者
Lerner-Lam, Arthur L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, Lamont Doherty Earth Observ, New York, NY 10964 USA
关键词
CARIBBEAN PLATE;
D O I
10.1038/ngeo1003
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
Geoscience has played a key role in the recovery of Haiti since the earthquake, but warnings were not heeded in the political sphere. Along with better houses, an adaptive disaster-management infrastructure that incorporates science needs to be built.
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页码:740 / 741
页数:3
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