Natural disasters books

4765 books were found.

Adaptive Urban Transformation: Urban Landscape Dynamics, Regional Design and Territorial Governance in the Pearl River Delta, China

Adaptive Urban Transformation: Urban Landscape Dynamics,...

Author: Steffen Nijhuis ,  Yimin Sun
ISBN: 9783030898274
Format: Hardback
$116.41

This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, integrative and multi-scale design and planning approach for adaptive...  Read More >>

Disaster Management & Protection of Human Rights with Reference to India

Disaster Management & Protection of Human Rights with...

Author: Sanjay Dutta
ISBN: 9781805297765
Format: Paperback
$97.68

It can be said that not only India but also all other developing as well as developed countries of the world are...  Read More >>

Pandemics and Innovative Food Systems

Pandemics and Innovative Food Systems

Author: Anil Kumar Anal (Agriculture and Bioresources, Thailand)
ISBN: 9781032042619
Format: Hardback
$294.00

A good understanding of the magnitude of risks and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other pandemics in general...  Read More >>

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Unraveling the Catastrophe of 1984

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Unraveling the Catastrophe of...

Author: Oliver Lancaster
ISBN: 9798223474869
Format: Paperback
$34.29

"""Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Unraveling the Catastrophe of 1984"" delves deep into one of the world's most devastating...  Read More >>

Global Boiling: Global Boiling: Confronting the Crisis of Our Time

Global Boiling: Global Boiling: Confronting the Crisis...

Author: Marco A S Y
ISBN: 9798856854328
Format: Paperback
$39.65

"Dear Reader, It is with great humility and a sense of purpose that I present to you this book, ""Global Boiling:...  Read More >>

Apometria Para Furacões

Apometria Para Furacões

Author: Thor Otto Alexsander
ISBN: 9798223633945
Format: Paperback
$554.40

Os furacões são fenômenos naturais extremamente poderosos e perigosos que podem causar uma devastação significativa...  Read More >>

Good Practices for Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage: Practices of ITC Participants

Good Practices for Disaster Risk Management of Cultural...

Author: Rohit Jigyasu ,  Dowon Kim (Dowon Kim works at Ritsumeikan University)
ISBN: 9781032411446
Format: Hardback
$105.00

This book is a selection of case studies undertaken by cultural heritage and disaster risk management professionals...  Read More >>

Historical Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Archaeology in the Iberian Peninsula

Historical Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Archaeology in...

Author: Manuel Álvarez-Martí-Aguilar ,  Francisco Machuca Prieto
ISBN: 9789811919817
Format: Paperback
$527.97

Research on historical earthquakes and tsunamis in the Iberian Peninsula has made great strides in recent years,...  Read More >>

Hurricane Natural Disaster

Hurricane Natural Disaster

Author: Mohammed Khaja Taskeen Khan
ISBN: 9798889953340
Format: Paperback
$44.88

A hurricane is a powerful and destructive natural disaster characterized by intense winds, heavy rainfall, and storm...  Read More >>

Safety and Resilience of Higher Educational Institutions: Considerations for a Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Analysis

Safety and Resilience of Higher Educational Institutions:...

Author: Takako Izumi ,  Indrajit Pal
ISBN: 9789811911958
Format: Paperback
$422.37

Safety issues are a top priority at HEIs because they bring together a number of students, faculty, and staff. This...  Read More >>

Hydrogeological Hazard Susceptibility and Community Risk Perception in Rwanda: A Case Study of Floods and Landslides

Hydrogeological Hazard Susceptibility and Community...

Author: Lanhai Li ,  Richard Mind’je
ISBN: 9789819917501
Format: Hardback
$448.77

This book employs qualitative and quantitative methods to assess and scrutinize the impacts of climatic, topographic,...  Read More >>

Maximizing Emergency Communication via Cognitive Radio

Maximizing Emergency Communication via Cognitive Radio...

Author: Sudhakaran Chitra
ISBN: 9781805290230
Format: Paperback
$92.40

In emergency situations, having a reliable and efficient communication system is crucial for saving lives and managing...  Read More >>

Natural Hazards: New Insights

Natural Hazards: New Insights

Author: Mohammad Mokhtari
ISBN: 9781803558493
Format: Hardback
$411.41

In a world shaped by the forces of nature, humankind has always sought to understand and mitigate the impacts of...  Read More >>

Technology Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development

Technology Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development...

Author: Pradeep Ray ,  Rajib Shaw
ISBN: 9789811920554
Format: Paperback
$369.57

This book discusses the need for entrepreneurship for sustainable development from the perspective of Asia, the...  Read More >>

Apocalipsis verde, despierta, el planeta se asfixia

Apocalipsis verde, despierta, el planeta se asfixia...

Author: Daniel Senior
ISBN: 9798223401261
Format: Paperback
$44.85

"�Bienvenido al mundo de ""Apocalipsis Verde: Despierta, el Planeta se Asfixia""! Este libro es una llamada urgente...  Read More >>

Geomorphological Hazards in Los Angeles: A Study of Slope and Sediment in a Metropolitan County

Geomorphological Hazards in Los Angeles: A Study of...

Author: R.U. Cooke
ISBN: 9780367768133
Format: Paperback
$60.99

This book, first published in 1984, deals authoritatively with the nature and management of slope failures and sediment...  Read More >>

The Lightning Rod as a Danger

The Lightning Rod as a Danger

Author: Jan Meppelink
ISBN: 9783031304330
Format: Hardback
$343.17

In real situations with wet asphalt, water-permeable layers or asphalt with a water layer, however, there is a great...  Read More >>

Disaster Victim Identification: A Manager's Guide to Policy and Procedure

Disaster Victim Identification: A Manager's Guide to...

Author: Jay H. Levinson (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) ,  Abraham J. Domb (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
ISBN: 9781032385006
Format: Hardback
$263.00

The book explains why disaster victim identification (DVI) must be fundamentally integrated into agencies' general...  Read More >>

Geospatial Aspects of Managing the Development of Complex Systems

Geospatial Aspects of Managing the Development of Complex...

Author: Eugene Istomin ,  Valery Mikheev
ISBN: 9783031331657
Format: Hardback
$388.10

The monograph presents the results of the development of the theoretical foundations of geoinformation management...  Read More >>

Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements: Emerging Perspectives in the Anthropocene

Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements: Emerging...

Author: Bharat Dahiya ,  Francesco de Pascale
ISBN: 9789819922475
Format: Hardback
$422.37

This book presents emerging perspectives on disaster resilience and human settlements in the larger context of the...  Read More >>

Japan’s Triple Disaster: Pursuing Justice after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Japan’s Triple Disaster: Pursuing Justice after the...

Author: Natalia Novikova (Tamagawa University, Center for English as a Lingua Franca) ,  Julia Gerster (Tohoku University, Japan)
ISBN: 9781032375465
Format: Hardback
$294.00

The authors of this volume discuss questions of disaster and justice from various interdisciplinary vantage points,...  Read More >>

One Week In August: Stories From Search and Rescue in British Columbia

One Week In August: Stories From Search and Rescue in...

Author: Jim McAllister
ISBN: 9780228892878
Format: Paperback
$42.24

One Week in August: Stories from Search and Rescue in British Columbia provides insights into how volunteer search...  Read More >>

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