Natural disasters books

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Proceedings of the 10th Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering: 10TCEE 2025 - Volume 2

Proceedings of the 10th Turkish Conference on Earthquake...

Author: Alper Ilki ,  Caglar Goksu
ISBN: 9783032208804
Format: Hardback
$646.85

This book gathers the proceedings of the 10th Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10TCEE), held in Istanbul,...  Read More >>

Tectonic Evolution and Natural Hazards in Southeast Asia: From Scientific Observations to Disaster Reduction

Tectonic Evolution and Natural Hazards in Southeast...

Author: Sun-Lin Chung ,  Wen-Yen Chang
ISBN: 9789819585489
Format: Hardback
$310.47

This book provides practical case studies and perspectives on regional tectonic framework, seismic activity, disaster...  Read More >>

Transformative Innovations for Climate and Disaster Resilience: Technology, Society, and Governance

Transformative Innovations for Climate and Disaster...

Author: Rajib Shaw
ISBN: 9789819591664
Format: Hardback
$336.35

This book explores cutting-edge innovations that strengthen disaster and climate resilience, highlighting the intersection...  Read More >>

Geography and Disasters: Places, Processes and the Human Geographical Imagination

Geography and Disasters: Places, Processes and the Human...

Author: Nathaniel O'Grady (University of Manchester) ,  Gemma Sou (Monash University)
ISBN: 9781666970883
Format: Hardback
$180.00

Drawing on global case studies, this is the first book to outline and elaborate on the ways that human geography...  Read More >>

Hydroclimate Changes: Implications of the Middle East Region

Hydroclimate Changes: Implications of the Middle East...

Author: Mashael M. Al Saud
ISBN: 9783032200525
Format: Hardback
$475.17

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Earthquake Source Physics

Earthquake Source Physics

Author: Teruo Yamashita ,  Nobuki Kame
ISBN: 9789819535088
Format: Hardback
$232.85

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

Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering of Concrete Dams

Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering of Concrete...

Author: M Amin Hariri-Ardebili ,  Rocio L Segura
ISBN: 9783032141439
Format: Hardback
$284.60

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

Saragosa: The Town Killed By A Tornado

Saragosa: The Town Killed By A Tornado

Author: Derwood Lane
ISBN: 9781681793979
Format: Paperback
$65.97

On May 22, 1987, a tornado devastated Saragosa, Texas. Derwood Lane witnessed the tragedy as students, friends,...  Read More >>

Vajont: The Political Ecology of an Unnatural Disaster

Vajont: The Political Ecology of an Unnatural Disaster...

Author: Marco Armiero
ISBN: 9780262053013
Format: Paperback
$85.00

The sobering political implications of a disaster-the Vajont landslide in Italy in 1963-and how it speaks directly...  Read More >>

The Preventioneers: Diseases, Disasters, and the Discoveries That Changed Our World

The Preventioneers: Diseases, Disasters, and the Discoveries...

Author: Barry R. Davis ,  Charles Hennekens
ISBN: 9781421454337
Format: Paperback
$72.99

Inspiring stories of individuals who shaped prevention as a public good. What drives someone to challenge the status...  Read More >>

India and imperial vulnerability: Knowledge, aesthetics and subjects in British discourses of disaster, 1763-1939

India and imperial vulnerability: Knowledge, aesthetics...

Author: Pramod K Nayar
ISBN: 9781526178114
Format: Hardback
$194.99

This is a study of disasters cyclones, earthquakes and famines in British India, 1770-1934, through a reading...  Read More >>

Climate Change, Environmental Hazards and Community-Based Resilience

Climate Change, Environmental Hazards and Community-Based...

Author: Raju Sarkar ,  Sunil Saha
ISBN: 9789819594849
Format: Hardback
$362.22

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Hurricane Katrina: The Aftermath

Hurricane Katrina: The Aftermath

Author: Kenneth Allen Cimino, Jr
ISBN: 9798295870019
Format: Paperback
$32.26

Hurricane Katrina: The Aftermath is a deeply personal and reflective journey through post-Katrina New Orleans, blending...  Read More >>

Hurricane Katrina: The Aftermath

Hurricane Katrina: The Aftermath

Author: Kenneth A Cimino, Jr
ISBN: 9798295870040
Format: Hardback
$40.47

Hurricane Katrina: The Aftermath is a deeply personal and reflective journey through post-Katrina New Orleans, blending...  Read More >>

Hello, We Have A Problem: Human Beings, Being Human?

Hello, We Have A Problem: Human Beings, Being Human?...

Author: David L Hawk
ISBN: 9798896394556
Format: Paperback
$36.93

This book began in the research of the relations between humans and nature. It was set up to examine the relation...  Read More >>

Natural Disasters, the Environment, and Technological Pathways to Sustainable Recovery

Natural Disasters, the Environment, and Technological...

Author: Sylvester Udeorah ,  Henrietta Okoro
ISBN: 9798337326801
Format: Hardback
$633.60

""This book aims to provide a multidisciplinary analysis of the impacts of natural disasters on human societies,...  Read More >>

Stability Evaluation of Slope Under Heavy Rainfall Based on Geometric Features

Stability Evaluation of Slope Under Heavy Rainfall Based...

Author: Yujing Jiang ,  Xun Li
ISBN: 9789819586554
Format: Hardback
$336.35

This book presents a systematic framework for evaluating slope stability under short-term heavy rainfall by integrating...  Read More >>

Hello, We Have A Problem: Human Beings, Being Human?

Hello, We Have A Problem: Human Beings, Being Human?...

Author: David L Hawk
ISBN: 9798896394921
Format: Hardback
$65.97

This book began in the research of the relations between humans and nature. It was set up to examine the relation...  Read More >>

Critical Infrastructure Systems and Extreme Threat Nexus: Preparing for Resilience and Security

Critical Infrastructure Systems and Extreme Threat Nexus:...

Author: Matthew Huber ,  Marthie Grobler
ISBN: 9783032131690
Format: Hardback
$465.72

This book synthesizes the findings from a collaborative workshop featuring leading experts from academia, government,...  Read More >>

Advances in Water Management: Identification, Assessment, Management and Modeling

Advances in Water Management: Identification, Assessment,...

Author: Makarand M. Ghangrekar ,  Sivakumar Ramalingam
ISBN: 9783032204196
Format: Hardback
$475.17

This book provides an information on advances in water/wastewater/groundwater identification and assessment, including...  Read More >>

Three Fire Mountains: Stories of Wildfire and Recovery in California

Three Fire Mountains: Stories of Wildfire and Recovery...

Author: Katie Simmons
ISBN: 9783032173423
Format: Hardback
$100.29

This book explores the varying effects of wildfire on individuals, families, communities, and governments as local...  Read More >>

Art of Storm: Galveston, 1900

Art of Storm: Galveston, 1900

Author: Robert Pudlock
ISBN: 9798995541417
Format: Paperback
$47.39

The first volume in the Art of Storm series applies Sun Tzu's principle of Foreknowledge to the deadliest natural...  Read More >>

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