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Disaster Recovery Planning: Explanatory Note and Case Study

Disaster Recovery Planning: Explanatory Note and Case...

Author: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9789292701437
Format: Paperback
$71.28

Outlines why post-disaster needs assessments (PDNA) should provide comprehensive details of the economic and social...  Read More >>

The National Flood Insurance Program: Background, Reauthorization and Reform

The National Flood Insurance Program: Background, Reauthorization...

Author: Zachary O'Loghlen
ISBN: 9781536169638
Format: Hardback
$447.61

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was established by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and was...  Read More >>

Emergency Handling of the “5.12” Tangjiashan Barrier Lake

Emergency Handling of the “5.12” Tangjiashan Barrier...

Author: Qigui Yang ,  Wenjun Yang
ISBN: 9789819917051
Format: Hardback
$448.77

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The Routledge Handbook of Urban Resilience

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Resilience

Author: Michael A. Burayidi ,  Adriana Allen
ISBN: 9781032570211
Format: Paperback
$92.99

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The Politics of 21st Century Environmental Disasters

The Politics of 21st Century Environmental Disasters...

Author: Susan Park (The University of Sydney, Australia)
ISBN: 9781032496740
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book explores the main concerns for grappling with increasing environmental disasters and examines how environmental...  Read More >>

Alight: A Story of Fire and Nature

Alight: A Story of Fire and Nature

Author: Sam Lloyd ,  Samantha Metcalfe
ISBN: 9781486315444
Format: Hardback
$24.99

Gently explores the importance of healthy fire to the plants and animals of Australia's bush.  Read More >>

Security and Safety in the Era of Global Risks

Security and Safety in the Era of Global Risks

Author: Radomir Compel (Nagasaki University, Japan) ,  Rosalie Arcala-Hall (University of the Philippines Visayas, Philippines)
ISBN: 9780367651886
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Security and Safety in the Era of Global Risks provides a forum for a robust theoretical and policy debate to unlock...  Read More >>

Law, Climate Emergency and the Australian Megafires

Law, Climate Emergency and the Australian Megafires...

Author: Nicole Rogers
ISBN: 9781032117034
Format: Paperback
$41.99

This book addresses the ways in which the Black Summer megafires influenced the development of climate narratives...  Read More >>

Weather: Spaces, Mobilities and Affects

Weather: Spaces, Mobilities and Affects

Author: Kaya Barry (Griffith University, Australia) ,  Maria Borovnik
ISBN: 9780367678340
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book delves into the everyday spaces, diverse mobilities and affective potency of weather. It presents cutting...  Read More >>

Disaster Deaths: Trends, Causes and Determinants

Disaster Deaths: Trends, Causes and Determinants

Author: Bimal Kanti Paul (Kansas State University, USA)
ISBN: 9780367680466
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book conducts a systematic inquiry into the tragic deaths caused by natural disasters at different geographic...  Read More >>

COVID-19, Business, and Economy in Malaysia: Retrospective and Prospective Perspectives

COVID-19, Business, and Economy in Malaysia: Retrospective...

Author: Weng Marc Lim (Swinburne University, Australia & Malaysia) ,  Surinderpal Kaur (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)
ISBN: 9781032022888
Format: Paperback
$41.99

Part of a mini series of Focus books on COVID-19 in Malaysia, the chapters in this book address the pandemic’s impacts...  Read More >>

Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity on Islands: History and Contemporary Perspectives from the Azores

Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity on Islands: History...

Author: David Chester (University of Liverpool, UK) ,  Angus Duncan (University of Liverpool, UK)
ISBN: 9781032139647
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This volume examines the impact of and responses to historic earthquakes and volcanic eruption in the Azores. Study...  Read More >>

Vegetation Fires and Pollution in Asia

Vegetation Fires and Pollution in Asia

Author: Krishna Prasad Vadrevu ,  Toshimasa Ohara
ISBN: 9783031299155
Format: Hardback
$448.77

Vegetation fires are prevalent in several regions of the world, including South/ Southeast Asia (S/SEA).  Read More >>

Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World - Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction

Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World - Winner...

Author: John Vaillant
ISBN: 9781399720205
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Remarkable storytelling and deep reportage: A page-turning account of a brutal urban wildfire, and a sweeping exploration...  Read More >>

Inferno Unleashed: Exploring the Global Collapse Amidst Wildfires

Inferno Unleashed: Exploring the Global Collapse Amidst...

Author: Mike L
ISBN: 9798223705413
Format: Paperback
$60.69

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A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World: Tales of Fire, Wind, and Water

A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World: Tales of...

Author: David Gessner
ISBN: 9781948814812
Format: Paperback
$57.95

"""A meditative and elegiac look at a country on the brink."" --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestselling author David Gessner...  Read More >>

Hazard-causing System and Assessment of Water and Mud Inrush in Tunnel

Hazard-causing System and Assessment of Water and Mud...

Author: Shucai Li ,  Zhenhao Xu
ISBN: 9789811995224
Format: Hardback
$448.77

This book is composed of eight chapters, introducing the authors’ research and application achievements in the hazard-causing...  Read More >>

Accidents and Disasters: Lessons from Air Crashes and Pandemics

Accidents and Disasters: Lessons from Air Crashes and...

Author: Satish Chandra
ISBN: 9789811999833
Format: Hardback
$103.47

This book deals with the contemporary subject of perception of risk and its influence on accidents and disasters....  Read More >>

Into the Inferno: A Photographer's Journey Through California's Megafires and Fallout

Into the Inferno: A Photographer's Journey Through California's...

Author: Stuart Palley
ISBN: 9798212184731
Format: Paperback
$44.85

In the tradition of Young Men and Fire and Fire on the Mountain, Stuart Palley's memoir Into the Inferno documents...  Read More >>

Harvesting Hunger: Unraveling the Global Collapse of Food

Harvesting Hunger: Unraveling the Global Collapse of...

Author: Mike L
ISBN: 9798223529835
Format: Paperback
$65.97

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China Seismic Experimental Site: Theoretical Framework and Ongoing Practice

China Seismic Experimental Site: Theoretical Framework...

Author: Yong-Gang Li ,  Yongxian Zhang
ISBN: 9789811686092
Format: Paperback
$422.37

This book introduces an integrated conceptual framework of the China Seismic Experimental Site (CSES), describes...  Read More >>

The Impact of Global Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security: Nourishing the Future: Unveiling the Consequences of Global Climate Change for Agriculture and Food Security, Paperback

The Impact of Global Climate Change on Agriculture and...

Author: Steve Jordan
ISBN: 9798397940344
Format: Paperback
$21.09

"DESCRIPTIONS The Impact of Global Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security"" is essential reading for anyone...  Read More >>

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