the crucial missing bit in my last message was: 50 dollars for a single
paper! (... dollars sounds quite reasonable)
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Dr John Twigg
Senior Research Associate
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
University College London
London WC1E 6BT
> Bit of a dilemma, isn't it? We'd all like journals and journal papers to
> be open-access, in the interests of knowledge transfer and equity; on the
> other hand, publishers have to cover their costs (and keep editorial
> standards up).
>
> But ... dollars for a single paper - which is what Environmental Hazards
> charges on its website - is a bit steep.
>
> I've always found that writing to authors direct will get you a free copy
> of that interesting but absurdly costly paper. Everyone likes to share
> their own ideas.
>
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> --
> Dr John Twigg
> Senior Research Associate
> Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
> University College London
> London WC1E 6BT
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>> Earthscan is pleased to announce the release of the latest issue of
>> Environmental Hazards: Human and Policy
>> Dimensions<http://www.earthscan.co.uk/JournalsHome/EHAZ/tabid/37213/Default.aspx>
>> (vol. 9:2).
>>
>> Table of Contents:
>>
>> Exploring the risks of ineffective water supply and sewage disposal: A
>> case study of Mexico
>> City<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/earthscan/ehaz/2010/00000009/00000002/art00001>
>> Author: Sagrario Sosa Rodriguez, Fabiola
>>
>> Hazard vulnerability assessment: How well does nature follow our
>> rules?<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/earthscan/ehaz/2010/00000009/00000002/art00002>
>> Authors: Lein, James K.; Abel, Lyndsey E.
>>
>> How near is near? The distance perceptions of residents of a nuclear
>> emergency planning
>> zone<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/earthscan/ehaz/2010/00000009/00000002/art00003>
>> Authors: Giordano, Alberto; Anderson, Sharolyn; He, Xueqin
>>
>> FREE: Making sense of natural hazard mitigation: Personal, social and
>> cultural
>> influences<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/earthscan/ehaz/2010/00000009/00000002/art00004>
>> Authors: Paton, Douglas; Sagala, Saut; Okada, Norio; Jang, Li-Ju;
>> Bürgelt,
>> Petra T.; Gregg, Chris E.
>>
>> Invisible institutions in emergencies: Evacuating the remote Indigenous
>> community of Warruwi, Northern Territory Australia, from Cyclone
>> Monica<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/earthscan/ehaz/2010/00000009/00000002/art00005>
>> pp. 197-214(18)
>> Authors: Veland, Siri; Howitt, Richard; Dominey-Howes, Dale
>>
>>
>> Please feel free to contact the editor, Professor Edmund Penning-Rowsell
>> ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), if you
>> require any further information.
>>
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