Natural disasters books

This book provides an integrated view of underground and geotechnical engineering, combining experimental, numerical,...  Read More >>

This book highlights empirical evidence of how African continent is confronting extreme climate events, focusing...  Read More >>

Global Drought and Sustainability delves into the multifaceted global issue of drought, its link to climate change,...  Read More >>

This open access book explores the complexity of socio-environmental extreme events and the possible ways to cope...  Read More >>

Frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, discover Herculaneum: a remarkable window into the ancient...  Read More >>

An ethnographic exploration of the multiple ways in which disasters and time are co-constituted in the Peruvian...  Read More >>

Pursuing a new global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental...  Read More >>

This book provides an introduction to earthquake source physics, at the heart of modern earthquake seismology. It...  Read More >>

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The seismic safety of dams is a critical concern worldwide, especially in seismically active regions where aging...  Read More >>

This book addresses geotechnical challenges in seismic zones, tunnels, slopes, rock mechanics, while integrating...  Read More >>

This book covers an overview of the distribution of permafrost in China and its engineering properties as well as...  Read More >>

Climate and Natural Hazard Risks is an in-depth examination of the physical, environmental, economic, and social...  Read More >>

Gender plays a crucial role in shaping the vulnerabilities and resilience of communities in the face of disaster...  Read More >>

Towhata and coauthors draw on their decades of research and innovation to describe an inexpensive and easy to interpret...  Read More >>

This book combines all the morpho-hydro-sediment interactive processes to explain the channel planform with the...  Read More >>

Reimagining Disasters builds on the momentum gained by the 2019 Disaster Studies Manifesto, which aims to inspire...  Read More >>

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Reimagining Disasters builds on the momentum gained by the 2019 Disaster Studies Manifesto, which aims to inspire...  Read More >>

Dissecting the rising threat of extreme heat in the Asia-Pacific, the report examines its profound effects on communities,...  Read More >>

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, in collaboration...  Read More >>

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This book presents a systematic and comprehensive review of the major seismic hazard assessment and zonation accomplishments...  Read More >>

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Probabilistic tsunami hazard and risk assessment (abbreviated as PTHA and PTRA, respectively) has evolved quickly...  Read More >>