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[[Dam failure]]s have been some of the largest man-made disasters in history. ..., the creation of a dam in a geologically inappropriate location may cause disasters like the one of the [[Vajont Dam]] in Italy, where almost 2000 people died,

...es include runoff from roadways, accidental spillages, natural or man-made disasters and pipeline leakages.

Concrete is used more than any other man-made material in the world.<ref>The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Re ...oducers of carbon dioxide (CO₂), creating up to 5% of worldwide man-made emissions of this gas, of which 50% is from the chemical process, and 40% f

Over the past 30 years a number inquiries into the causes of major disasters have identified safety culture as having a direct impact on the outcome of * PIDGEON, N. & O'LEARY, M. (2000) Man-Made Disasters: why technology and organizations (sometimes) fail. Safety Science, 34, 15

...er|first=Ben|title=At Risk - Natural hazards, people’s vulnerability and disasters|year=2004|coauthors=P. Blaikie, T. Cannon, and I. Davis|publisher=[[Routled ...the civilian population, primarily in the event of natural and human-made disasters. Within EU countries the term [[Crisis Management]] emphasises the politica

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{{details|:Category:Mining disasters}} ...china-embassy.org/eng/gyzg/t184576.htm China takes steps to halt coal mine disasters] Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the U.S.A., 02 Feb 2005</re

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