Aid & relief programmes books

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On March 11, 2011, an earthquake large enough to knock the earth from its axis sent a massive tsunami speeding toward...  Read More >>

<i>Covers <b>toxic chemicals</b>, <b>pest control</b>, <b>biological hazards</b>, <b>radioactive fallout</b>, <b>looting</b>,...  Read More >>

Transnational civil society is often seen as an important contributor to the democratization of global governance....  Read More >>

This Report discusses natural and man-made disasters in India over the last decade. It explores how new understanding...  Read More >>

In June 2011, the city of Minot, North Dakota sustained the greatest flood in its history. Rather than buckling...  Read More >>

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This volume examines how foreign aid has influenced democratic transitions and consolidation in sub-Saharan Africa....  Read More >>

The Spanish Civil War created a conflict for Americans who preferred that the United States remain uninvolved in...  Read More >>

There is a perennial gap between theory and practice, between academia and active professionals in the field. In...  Read More >>

Tankers account for the largest number of firefighter crash deaths of all types of fire department vehicles. This...  Read More >>

In the Spring of 2004, the U S Fire Administration (USFA) partnered with the National Fire Protection Association...  Read More >>

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In 2004, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) worked in partnership...  Read More >>

The NJF/ACP began with a nationwide assessment of juvenile firesetter programming, conducted by the Institute for...  Read More >>

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This Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Handbook is designed to teach communities how to develop an effective juvenile...  Read More >>

In 2003, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) announced a goal to reduce firefighter fatalities by 25 percent within...  Read More >>

The residential portion of the fire problem continues to account for the vast majority of civilian casualties. National...  Read More >>

Are You and Your Family Ready to Survive the Next Disaster? Power Outages. Blizzards. Floods. Mudslides. Earthquakes....  Read More >>

Aid has become a tangle of donors and recipients, so unwieldy that it is in danger of collapse. This ground-breaking...  Read More >>

Social Media in Disaster Response focuses on how emerging social web tools provide researchers and practitioners...  Read More >>

An estimated 36 million Chinese men, women, and children starved to death during China's Great Leap Forward in the...  Read More >>

This is the story of three great famines - an Gorta Mor, the great hunger of Ireland which began in 1846 and whose...  Read More >>

Strength. Perseverance. Optimism. Hope. Countless devastating stories came out of Hurricane Sandy, one of the worst...  Read More >>