Acts as a comprehensive guide to different types of natural and man made disasters and their effect on buildings. This book gives guidance and a basic technical understanding of prevention, mitigation and management of disaster, and outlines a checklist of preventive design elements for each situation. ?includes several case studies that are very interesting, perhaps the most interesting part to most people. - Architecture Boston

The appendices? ?are an important contribution - I have not previously found them all together in any single publication. - Architecture Boston

The appendices also contain an excellent bibliography, which will be helpful to both the serious disaster professional and interested citizen. - Architecture Boston