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Disaster, Conflict and Society in Crises: Everyday Politics of Crisis Response

Disaster, Conflict and Society in Crises: Everyday Politics...

Author: Dorothea Hilhorst (Wageningen University, the Netherlands)
ISBN: 9780415640817
Format: Hardback
$315.00

Humanitarian crises - resulting from conflict, natural disaster or political collapse – are usually perceived as...  Read More >>

Landslide Science and Practice: Volume 1: Landslide Inventory and Susceptibility and Hazard Zoning

Landslide Science and Practice: Volume 1: Landslide...

Author: Claudio Margottini ,  Paolo Canuti
ISBN: 9783642313240
Format: Hardback
$448.77

This book contains peer-reviewed papers from the Second World Landslide Forum, organised by the International Consortium...  Read More >>

Landslide Science and Practice: Volume 7: Social and Economic Impact and Policies

Landslide Science and Practice: Volume 7: Social and...

Author: Claudio Margottini ,  Paolo Canuti
ISBN: 9783642313127
Format: Hardback
$448.77

This book contains peer-reviewed papers from the Second World Landslide Forum, organised by the International Consortium...  Read More >>

Landslide Science and Practice: Volume 3: Spatial Analysis and Modelling

Landslide Science and Practice: Volume 3: Spatial Analysis...

Author: Claudio Margottini ,  Paolo Canuti
ISBN: 9783642313097
Format: Hardback
$448.77

This book contains peer-reviewed papers from the Second World Landslide Forum, organised by the International Consortium...  Read More >>

Landslide Science and Practice: Volume 4: Global Environmental Change

Landslide Science and Practice: Volume 4: Global Environmental...

Author: Claudio Margottini ,  Paolo Canuti
ISBN: 9783642313363
Format: Hardback
$448.77

This book contains peer-reviewed papers from the Second World Landslide Forum, organised by the International Consortium...  Read More >>

Landslide Science and Practice: Volume 2: Early Warning, Instrumentation and Monitoring

Landslide Science and Practice: Volume 2: Early Warning,...

Author: Claudio Margottini ,  Paolo Canuti
ISBN: 9783642314445
Format: Hardback
$448.77

This book contains peer-reviewed papers from the Second World Landslide Forum, organised by the International Consortium...  Read More >>

The Gathering Wind: Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship Bounty, and a Courageous Rescue at Sea

The Gathering Wind: Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship...

Author: Gregory A Freeman ,  David Drummond
ISBN: 9798200056446
Format: Audio
$47.49

Recounts the daring mission by the Coast Guard to rescue the crew of a replica of the HMS Bounty that tried to outrun...  Read More >>

The Gathering Wind: Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship Bounty, and a Courageous Rescue at Sea

The Gathering Wind: Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship...

Author: Gregory A Freeman ,  David Drummond
ISBN: 9798200056453
Format: Audio
$47.49

Recounts the daring mission by the Coast Guard to rescue the crew of a replica of the HMS Bounty that tried to outrun...  Read More >>

The Gathering Wind Lib/E: Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship Bounty, and a Courageous Rescue at Sea

The Gathering Wind Lib/E: Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing...

Author: Gregory A Freeman ,  David Drummond
ISBN: 9798200056439
Format: Audio
$47.49

In October 2012, a replica of the famous HMS Bounty, an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, was on a collision...  Read More >>

Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Structures

Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Structures...

Author: Alper Ilki ,  Michael N. Fardis
ISBN: 9783319004570
Format: Hardback
$448.77

In order to decide how badly a structure needs seismic upgrading or to prioritise it in a population of structures,...  Read More >>

Tsunamis: Economic Impact, Disaster Management & Future Challenges

Tsunamis: Economic Impact, Disaster Management & Future...

Author: Tianxing Cai
ISBN: 9781628086829
Format: Paperback
$184.80

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Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Issues, Challenges and Framework for Action

Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Issues, Challenges...

Author: Mely Caballero-Anthony ,  Alistair D. B. Cook
ISBN: 9789814414418
Format: Paperback
$169.88

Non-Traditional Security in Asia examines the critical security challenges faced by states and societies in Asia...  Read More >>

Handbuch Humanitäre Hilfe

Handbuch Humanitäre Hilfe

Author: Jürgen Lieser ,  Dennis Dijkzeul
ISBN: 9783642322891
Format: Hardback
$171.57

Es zeigt, wie sich die humanitäre Hilfe in einem internationalen System entwickelt hat und wie die verschiedenen...  Read More >>

Handbook of Emergency Response: A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Approach

Handbook of Emergency Response: A Human Factors and...

Author: Adedeji B. Badiru ,  LeeAnn Racz
ISBN: 9781466514560
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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Early Warning for Geological Disasters: Scientific Methods and Current Practice

Early Warning for Geological Disasters: Scientific Methods...

Author: Friedemann Wenzel ,  Jochen Zschau
ISBN: 9783642122323
Format: Hardback
$525.36

Early warning for geologic disasters is a subject of intensive research. Opening up the path for students and lecturers...  Read More >>

Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices

Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving...

Author: Committee on Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program Improving Policies and Practices ,  Water Science and Technology Board
ISBN: 9780309282901
Format: Paperback
$139.92

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Survival Gear: Surviving Off The Grid In A Disaster With A Self-Sufficient Home

Survival Gear: Surviving Off The Grid In A Disaster...

Author: James Crawford (Jesus College Cambridge)
ISBN: 9781492295259
Format: Paperback
$48.31

Prepare For The Next Disaster By Making Your Home Self-Sufficient Natural disasters certainly seem to be getting...  Read More >>

FEMA's Disaster Declarations: Factors, Cost Considerations & Trends

FEMA's Disaster Declarations: Factors, Cost Considerations...

Author: Michael Beck ,  Carl Robbins
ISBN: 9781628081886
Format: Hardback
$381.48

The growing number of disaster declarations (a record 98 in fiscal year 2011 compared with 65 in 2004) has contributed...  Read More >>

Army Support During the Hurricane Katrina Disaster

Army Support During the Hurricane Katrina Disaster

Author: James A Wombwell
ISBN: 9781492207146
Format: Paperback
$56.10

Much of the chagrin of the Weather Channel, hurricanes do not strike the United States with great frequency. Since...  Read More >>

Wave

Wave

Author: Sonali Deraniyagala
ISBN: 9781410460455
Format: Hardback
$87.09

Thorndike Press Large Print Biography.  Read More >>

Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response

Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response...

Author: U.S. Agency for International Development
ISBN: 9781620878033
Format: Paperback
$27.99

Contains information on general responsibilities for disaster responders, formats and reference material for assessing...  Read More >>

Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction: Putting Research into Practice

Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction: Putting...

Author: Carina Fearnley ,  Emily Wilkinson
ISBN: 9780415834605
Format: Hardback
$305.00

As one of the first interdisciplinary and multi-perspective investigations, Disaster risk reduction for natural...  Read More >>

Managing Adaptation to Climate Risk: Beyond Fragmented Responses

Managing Adaptation to Climate Risk: Beyond Fragmented...

Author: Geoff O'Brien ,  Phil O'Keefe
ISBN: 9780415600934
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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Risk and Management of Current and Future Storm Surges

Risk and Management of Current and Future Storm Surges...

Author: Hartwig Kremer ,  Robert Nicholls
ISBN: 9789400767126
Format: Hardback
$369.57

A Korean study suggests that future global warming may not always lead to an increase in the number of intense cyclones...  Read More >>

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