Aid & relief programmes books

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CENTRO Journal: Fall 2020 Vol. 32 No. 3

CENTRO Journal: Fall 2020 Vol. 32 No. 3

Author: Manuel Lobato ,  Marta Alvarez
ISBN: 9781945662430
Format: Paperback
$52.80

The collection of studies included in this special volume of the CENTRO Journal show evidence of how post disaster...  Read More >>

Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City

Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City

Author: Fang Fang ,  Michael Berry
ISBN: 9780063052642
Format: Hardback
$79.17

The author's ""first-person account of life in Wuhan [China] during the COVID-19 outbreak ... after the central...  Read More >>

Sexual Violence in Conflict: A Threat to Global Security

Sexual Violence in Conflict: A Threat to Global Security...

Author: Francis Chinedu Abara
ISBN: 9781599426082
Format: Paperback
$51.62

The author argues that making a balanced narrative of sexual violence that includes both men and women as both victims...  Read More >>

The Education Sector in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria: Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane Damage, and Themes for Recovery

The Education Sector in Puerto Rico After Hurricane...

Author: Christopher Nelson ,  Andrea Prado Tuma
ISBN: 9781977402714
Format: Paperback
$108.24

Presenting a strategic approach to aid Puerto Rico's recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the report details...  Read More >>

Community Planning and Capacity Building in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria: Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane Damage, and Courses of Action

Community Planning and Capacity Building in Puerto Rico...

Author: Vivian L Towe ,  Elizabeth L Petrun Sayers
ISBN: 9781977402882
Format: Paperback
$121.44

The authors detail the status of Puerto Rico's communities leading up to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the storms'...  Read More >>

Assessing the Cost of Disaster Recovery and Identifying Funding Sources in the Hsoac Puerto Rico Economic and Disaster Recovery Plan Project

Assessing the Cost of Disaster Recovery and Identifying...

Author: Michael Kennedy ,  David Metz
ISBN: 9781977403148
Format: Paperback
$73.92

This report describes the work done on estimating the costs of, and identifying potential funding sources for, Puerto...  Read More >>

Municipalities on the Front Lines of Puerto Rico's Recovery: Assessing Damage, Needs, and Opportunities for Recovery After Hurricane Maria

Municipalities on the Front Lines of Puerto Rico's Recovery:...

Author: Blas Nunez-Neto ,  Andrew Lauland
ISBN: 9781977403360
Format: Paperback
$131.87

Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center analysts assessed Hurricanes Irma and Maria's effects on Puerto Rico's...  Read More >>

Public Buildings in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria: Prestorm Challenges, Hurricane Damage, and Suggested Courses of Action for Recovery

Public Buildings in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria:...

Author: Tom Latourrette ,  Benjamin M Miller
ISBN: 9781977402936
Format: Paperback
$97.68

HSOAC presents a summary of hurricane damage to public buildings in Puerto Rico and 12 courses of action to repair...  Read More >>

International Postdisaster Recoveries: Lessons for Puerto Rico on Supply-Chain Management and Recovery Governance

International Postdisaster Recoveries: Lessons for Puerto...

Author: Jennifer D P Moroney ,  James A Schear
ISBN: 9781977403322
Format: Paperback
$131.87

The authors analyze supply-chain management and recovery governance in four disaster-ridden countries. Research...  Read More >>

Recovery in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Progress, Challenges, and Options for the Future

Recovery in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Progress, Challenges,...

Author: Shelly Culbertson ,  Blas Nunez-Neto
ISBN: 9781977405319
Format: Paperback
$131.87

This report provides analysis to help the U.S. Virgin Islands accelerate recovery from the 2017 hurricanes. It describes...  Read More >>

The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Ruin

The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America...

Author: Douglas Smith
ISBN: 9781250758118
Format: Paperback
$52.80

An award-winning historian reveals the harrowing, little-known story of an American effort to save the newly formed...  Read More >>

The Geography of Risk: Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America's Coasts

The Geography of Risk: Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and...

Author: Gilbert M Gaul
ISBN: 9781250758224
Format: Paperback
$47.52

This century has seen the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history--but who bears the brunt of these monster storms?...  Read More >>

Developing Recovery Options for Puerto Rico's Economic and Disaster Recovery Plan: Process and Methodology

Developing Recovery Options for Puerto Rico's Economic...

Author: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 9781977403209
Format: Paperback
$66.00

This report summarizes the strategic planning process in support of the government of Puerto Rico in its development...  Read More >>

Modernizing Puerto Rico's Housing Sector Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Post-Storm Challenges and Potential Courses of Action

Modernizing Puerto Rico's Housing Sector Following Hurricanes...

Author: Noreen Clancy ,  Lloyd Dixon
ISBN: 9781977403032
Format: Paperback
$113.52

Puerto Rico's housing sector needs a big fix. Through a careful analysis of housing damage caused by the 2017 hurricanes,...  Read More >>

After Hurricane Maria: Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane Damage, and Recovery Needs in Puerto Rico

After Hurricane Maria: Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane...

Author: Jordan R Fischbach ,  Linnea Warren May
ISBN: 9781977403124
Format: Paperback
$131.87

Following the 2017 hurricane season, the Federal Emergency Management Agency requested a review of Puerto Rico's...  Read More >>

Catholic Missionaries and Their Work with the Poor: Mitigating Market-Government Failure in Emerging Nations

Catholic Missionaries and Their Work with the Poor:...

Author: Albino Barrera
ISBN: 9780367663582
Format: Paperback
$88.99

This book explores the vital role of faith-based organizations (FBOs) in compensating for the market’s and government’s...  Read More >>

The Politics of US Aid to Pakistan: Aid Allocation and Delivery from Truman to Trump

The Politics of US Aid to Pakistan: Aid Allocation and...

Author: Murad Ali (Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Germany)
ISBN: 9780367662073
Format: Paperback
$83.99

The book aims at uncovering the politics behind the provision of US foreign aid to Pakistan during three distinctive...  Read More >>

Recovery Plan for the Communications and Information Technology Sector After Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Laying the Foundation for the Digital Transformation of Puerto Rico

Recovery Plan for the Communications and Information...

Author: Amado Cordova ,  Ryan Consaul
ISBN: 9781977403834
Format: Paperback
$131.87

Authors assess Puerto Rico's communications and information technology sector needs after damage caused during the...  Read More >>

Between Humanitarianism and Evangelism in Faith-based Organisations: A Case from the African Migration Route

Between Humanitarianism and Evangelism in Faith-based...

Author: May Ngo (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
ISBN: 9780367666873
Format: Paperback
$88.99

This book examines how the work of faith-based organisations (FBOs) can help us understand the role of religion...  Read More >>

International Law in Disaster Scenarios: Applicable Rules and Principles

International Law in Disaster Scenarios: Applicable...

Author: Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani
ISBN: 9783030505967
Format: Hardback
$284.60

The book identifies the main international concepts and rules that are of special relevance in disaster settings...  Read More >>

Lessons on Foreign Aid and Economic Development: Micro and Macro Perspectives

Lessons on Foreign Aid and Economic Development: Micro...

Author: Nabamita Dutta ,  Claudia R. Williamson
ISBN: 9783030221232
Format: Paperback
$206.97

A response to the pressing need to address and clarify the substantial ambiguity within current literature, this...  Read More >>

Ablaze: The Story of Chernobyl

Ablaze: The Story of Chernobyl

Author: Piers Paul Read ,  Miles Meili
ISBN: 9781713519133
Format: Audio
$92.37

The best-selling author presents a heart-pounding account of the world's greatest nuclear disaster, based on sources...  Read More >>

Compassion Mandala: The Odyssey of an American Charity in Contemporary Tibet

Compassion Mandala: The Odyssey of an American Charity...

Author: Pamela Logan
ISBN: 9781735053806
Format: Paperback
$58.05

A chronicle of the author's 14 years in eastern Tibet working in education, health care, and cultural heritage,...  Read More >>

The Fargo Fire of 1893

The Fargo Fire of 1893

Author: Danielle Teigen
ISBN: 9781467142632
Format: Paperback
$58.05

In 1893, Fargo was simply trying to thrive amid an impending national depression. One Wednesday afternoon in June,...  Read More >>

Beyond the Great Divide: How a Nation Became a Neighborhood

Beyond the Great Divide: How a Nation Became a Neighborhood...

Author: Trey Radel ,  Trey Radel
ISBN: 9781665176293
Format: Audio
$52.77

Following the attacks of September 11th, New York governor George Pataki witnessed a truly United States of America...  Read More >>

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