Natural disasters books

4765 books were found.

Glance at the Silk Road Disaster Risk

Glance at the Silk Road Disaster Risk

Author: Peng Cui ,  Yu Lei
ISBN: 9789811955822
Format: Hardback
$336.35

This book vividly shows the fostering environment, activity characteristics, distribution pattern, economic losses,...  Read More >>

Building Back Better After the 2015 Nepal Earthquake: Laying the Foundation for Resilience

Building Back Better After the 2015 Nepal Earthquake:...

Author: Chandra Bahadur Shrestha
ISBN: 9789811966750
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This book explores the reconstruction after the 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake, on the basis of the author’s first-hand...  Read More >>

Sustainable Cities and Resilience: Select Proceedings of VCDRR 2021

Sustainable Cities and Resilience: Select Proceedings...

Author: Indrajit Pal ,  Sreevalsa Kolathayar
ISBN: 9789811655456
Format: Paperback
$517.47

This book presents the select proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021).  Read More >>

Frequency Analyses of Natural Extreme Events: A Spreadsheets Approach

Frequency Analyses of Natural Extreme Events: A Spreadsheets...

Author: Jose A. Raynal Villaseñor
ISBN: 9783030863920
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This book is of paramount importance in the fields of engineering and applied sciences, given that through the values...  Read More >>

Report on Yangtze River Rehabilitation and Protection 2019

Report on Yangtze River Rehabilitation and Protection...

Author: CWRC
ISBN: 9789811649295
Format: Paperback
$258.72

This book summarizes the achievements and experience of the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection, analyzes...  Read More >>

Tsunami Data Assimilation for Early Warning

Tsunami Data Assimilation for Early Warning

Author: Yuchen Wang
ISBN: 9789811973383
Format: Hardback
$362.22

This book focuses on proposing a tsunami early warning system using data assimilation of offshore data. Furthermore,...  Read More >>

Promote the Dog Sitter: And Other Principles for Leading during Disasters

Promote the Dog Sitter: And Other Principles for Leading...

Author: Edward L Conley
ISBN: 9781544534152
Format: Paperback
$41.37

Crisis leaders never feel completely prepared. From your first response to your hundredth, you feel the same nerves,...  Read More >>

When the Grid Fails: Easy Action Steps When Facing Urban and Natural Disasters

When the Grid Fails: Easy Action Steps When Facing Urban...

Author: Ky Furneaux
ISBN: 9781646432530
Format: Paperback
$29.99

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Society 5.0, Digital Transformation and Disasters: Past, Present and Future

Society 5.0, Digital Transformation and Disasters: Past,...

Author: Sakiko Kanbara ,  Rajib Shaw
ISBN: 9789811956454
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This book presents the evolution of the science technology paradigm in Japan and analyzes the critical community...  Read More >>

Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 Shaped the Lowcountry South

Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of...

Author: Caroline Grego ,  Diana Blue
ISBN: 9798212081337
Format: Audio
$124.05

A narrative history of a monumental disaster and its aftermath that uncovers how Black workers and politicians,...  Read More >>

Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 Shaped the Lowcountry South

Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of...

Author: Caroline Grego ,  Diana Blue
ISBN: 9798212081498
Format: Audio
$110.85

A narrative history of a monumental disaster and its aftermath that uncovers how Black workers and politicians,...  Read More >>

Advanced Introduction to Disaster Risk Reduction

Advanced Introduction to Disaster Risk Reduction

Author: Douglas Paton
ISBN: 9781803920474
Format: Paperback
$49.03

With disasters increasing in both frequency and intensity, this timely Advanced Introduction provides a fresh perspective...  Read More >>

The Physical Geography of Georgia

The Physical Geography of Georgia

Author: Nana Bolashvili ,  Vazha Neidze
ISBN: 9783030907525
Format: Hardback
$232.85

This book is the first to give a comprehensive and detailed overview of the complete physical geography of Georgia...  Read More >>

Promote the Dog Sitter: And Other Principles for Leading during Disasters

Promote the Dog Sitter: And Other Principles for Leading...

Author: Edward L Conley
ISBN: 9781544534145
Format: Hardback
$69.84

Crisis leaders never feel completely prepared. From your first response to your hundredth, you feel the same nerves,...  Read More >>

Extreme Natural Events: Sustainable Solutions for Developing Countries

Extreme Natural Events: Sustainable Solutions for Developing...

Author: A.S. Unnikrishnan ,  Fredolin Tangang
ISBN: 9789811925108
Format: Hardback
$232.85

This book presents the challenges of developing countries to understand and manage the risks of extreme natural...  Read More >>

Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development: Volume 2 - Disaster Risk Science and Technology

Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Disaster...

Author: Indrajit Pal ,  Sreevalsa Kolathayar
ISBN: 9789811962967
Format: Hardback
$336.35

This, conference proceeding, book contains invited articles and contributory papers from the 2nd International Symposium...  Read More >>

Nuclear War Survival Skills: How to Survive Guide With Self-help Instructions (Survial Kits for You to Survive Any Atomic & Nuclear Bomb Blast)

Nuclear War Survival Skills: How to Survive Guide With...

Author: Brennan Mitchell
ISBN: 9781774859063
Format: Paperback
$52.67

This book will provide all the information you need to build a safe shelter for you and your loved ones; even if...  Read More >>

Extreme Value Theory with Applications to Natural Hazards: From Statistical Theory to Industrial Practice

Extreme Value Theory with Applications to Natural Hazards:...

Author: Nicolas Bousquet ,  Pietro Bernardara
ISBN: 9783030749446
Format: Paperback
$413.97

This richly illustrated book describes statistical extreme value theory for the quantification of natural hazards,...  Read More >>

Surviving Hurricane Micheal: The Storm Ripped The Skies Apart With Its Grim Teeth

Surviving Hurricane Micheal: The Storm Ripped The Skies...

Author: Nash Addae
ISBN: 9798362795382
Format: Paperback
$17.13

Having been in the eye of the Strongest American storm on October 10th, 2018, was the day my whole life changed...  Read More >>

Integrated Flood Risk Management: Basic Concepts and the Japanese Experience

Integrated Flood Risk Management: Basic Concepts and...

Author: Kuniyoshi Takeuchi (University of Yamanashi, Japan)
ISBN: 9781032230733
Format: Hardback
$162.00

Global climate change has generated new rainfall extremes, with unprecedented floods, landslides and debris flows....  Read More >>

The Lost Superfoods Book for Beginners: Survival foods for Preppers in a Grid Down

The Lost Superfoods Book for Beginners: Survival foods...

Author: Victor Ndu
ISBN: 9798356872808
Format: Paperback
$44.85

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Disaster Management Policies and Practices: Multi-Sector Collaboration in Emergencies and Disasters

Disaster Management Policies and Practices: Multi-Sector...

Author: David E. McNabb (Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, USA) ,  Carl R. Swenson
ISBN: 9781032315591
Format: Paperback
$75.99

In this book David E. McNabb and Carl R. Swenson blend their different experiences to outline the nature of the...  Read More >>

Methodologies for Estimating the Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters

Methodologies for Estimating the Economic Impacts of...

Author: Hirokazu Tatano ,  Yoshio Kajitani
ISBN: 9789811627217
Format: Paperback
$310.47

This book outlines methodologies to estimate the economic impacts of natural disasters based on business surveys...  Read More >>

Disaster Management Policies and Practices: Multi-Sector Collaboration in Emergencies and Disasters

Disaster Management Policies and Practices: Multi-Sector...

Author: David E. McNabb (Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, USA) ,  Carl R. Swenson
ISBN: 9781032315607
Format: Hardback
$263.00

In this book David E. McNabb and Carl R. Swenson blend their different experiences to outline the nature of the...  Read More >>

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