Natural disasters books

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Ground Motion Seismology

Ground Motion Seismology

Author: Kazuki Koketsu
ISBN: 9789811585722
Format: Paperback
$142.29

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Earthquake Geotechnics: Select Proceedings of 7th ICRAGEE 2021

Earthquake Geotechnics: Select Proceedings of 7th ICRAGEE...

Author: T. G. Sitharam ,  Sreevalsa Kolathayar
ISBN: 9789811656682
Format: Hardback
$517.47

This volume presents select papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical...  Read More >>

Impact of Climate Change, Land Use and Land Cover, and Socio-economic Dynamics on Landslides

Impact of Climate Change, Land Use and Land Cover, and...

Author: Raju Sarkar ,  Rajib Shaw
ISBN: 9789811673139
Format: Hardback
$336.35

This book discusses the impact of climate change, land use and land cover, and socio-economic dynamics on landslides...  Read More >>

California Disasters

California Disasters

Author: Phyllis Perry
ISBN: 9781560377757
Format: Paperback
$50.03

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The Federal Republic of Nigeria resilience strategy 2021-2023: increasing the resilience of agriculture-based livelihood, the pathway to humanitarian-development-peace nexus

The Federal Republic of Nigeria resilience strategy...

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization
ISBN: 9789251347546
Format: Paperback
$95.61

In response to threats from conflict and natural hazard-induced disasters in Nigeria, this strategy sets up the...  Read More >>

Disaster Management

Disaster Management

Author: Sudha Sambyal Malik
ISBN: 9789354614491
Format: Hardback
$105.60

Disaster Management can be defined as the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing...  Read More >>

Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science

Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science...

Author: Brenda D. Phillips (Ohio University, Chillicothe, USA) ,  David M. Neal (Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA)
ISBN: 9780367898991
Format: Paperback
$116.00

A definitive resource, the Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science presents the essentials to...  Read More >>

Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science

Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science...

Author: Brenda D. Phillips (Ohio University, Chillicothe, USA) ,  David M. Neal (Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA)
ISBN: 9780367899004
Format: Hardback
$347.00

A definitive resource, the Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science presents the essentials to...  Read More >>

Risk Society and Education in Post-Disaster Fukushima

Risk Society and Education in Post-Disaster Fukushima...

Author: Kaoru Miyazawa (Gettysburg College, USA)
ISBN: 9780367546700
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book examines how the concept of a risk society was handled in education programs implemented in post-disaster...  Read More >>

The Invention of Disaster: Power and Knowledge in Discourses on Hazard and Vulnerability

The Invention of Disaster: Power and Knowledge in Discourses...

Author: JC Gaillard (University of Auckland, NZ.) ,  Noel Castree (University of Wollongong, Australia)
ISBN: 9781138805620
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book argues that the domination of Western knowledge in disaster scholarship has allowed for normative policies...  Read More >>

The Handbook of International Trends in Environmental Communication

The Handbook of International Trends in Environmental...

Author: Bruno Takahashi (Michigan State University, USA) ,  Julia Metag (University of Muenster, Germany)
ISBN: 9780367275211
Format: Paperback
$185.00

This fully revised text demystifies interpersonal communication skills with the latest research and practical guidance...  Read More >>

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk: Volume 4 Testing, Modeling and Risk Assessment

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk:...

Author: Binod Tiwari ,  Kyoji Sassa
ISBN: 9783030607081
Format: Paperback
$659.97

This book is a part of ICL new book series “ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction” founded in 2019....  Read More >>

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk: Volume 2 From Mapping to Hazard and Risk Zonation

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk:...

Author: Fausto Guzzetti ,  Snježana Mihalić Arbanas
ISBN: 9783030602291
Format: Paperback
$413.97

This book is a part of ICL new book series “ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction” founded in 2019....  Read More >>

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk: Volume 5 Catastrophic Landslides and Frontiers of Landslide Science

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk:...

Author: Vít Vilímek ,  Fawu Wang
ISBN: 9783030603212
Format: Paperback
$475.17

Vít Vilímek is the vice-president of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) and a member of the evaluation...  Read More >>

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk: Volume 1 Sendai Landslide Partnerships and Kyoto Landslide Commitment

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk:...

Author: Kyoji Sassa ,  Matjaž Mikoš
ISBN: 9783030601980
Format: Paperback
$413.97

This book is a part of ICL new book series “ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction” founded in 2019....  Read More >>

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk: Volume 3 Monitoring and Early Warning

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk:...

Author: Nicola Casagli ,  Veronica Tofani
ISBN: 9783030603137
Format: Paperback
$475.17

This book is a part of ICL new book series “ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction” founded in 2019....  Read More >>

The Anthropocene

The Anthropocene

Author: David R. Butler
ISBN: 9781032076683
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book is devoted to the Anthropocene, the period of unprecedented human impacts on Earth’s environmental systems...  Read More >>

Environmental Studies and Disaster Management

Environmental Studies and Disaster Management

Author: Ranjeeta Soni
ISBN: 9789391383022
Format: Hardback
$280.99

The book is divided into nine chapters including ecosystems, biodiversity, natural resources, pollutions, solid...  Read More >>

Lifeline Engineering Systems: Network Reliability Analysis and Aseismic Design

Lifeline Engineering Systems: Network Reliability Analysis...

Author: Jie Li ,  Wei Liu
ISBN: 9789811591037
Format: Paperback
$527.97

This book, for the first time, introduces comprehensively all main topics of lifeline earthquake engineering, including...  Read More >>

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk: Volume 6 Specific Topics in Landslide Science and Applications

Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk:...

Author: Željko Arbanas ,  Peter T. Bobrowsky
ISBN: 9783030607159
Format: Paperback
$475.17

This book is a part of ICL new book series “ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction” founded in 2019....  Read More >>

Disaster Management and Human Health Risk VII: Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes

Disaster Management and Human Health Risk VII: Reducing...

Author: Giorgio Passerini ,  Fabio Garzia
ISBN: 9781784664459
Format: Hardback
$307.91

Research presented at the 7th International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health is contained in this...  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: 9780367768126
Format: Hardback
$221.00

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

Soul of the Hurricane: The Perfect Storm and an Accidental Sailor

Soul of the Hurricane: The Perfect Storm and an Accidental...

Author: Nelson Simon ,  Nelson Simon
ISBN: 9798200748709
Format: Audio
$84.35

The harrowing true story of an inexperienced crew member on a ship that sailed into the perfect storm. Nelson Simon...  Read More >>

Soul of the Hurricane: The Perfect Storm and an Accidental Sailor

Soul of the Hurricane: The Perfect Storm and an Accidental...

Author: Nelson Simon ,  Nelson Simon
ISBN: 9798200748693
Format: Audio
$97.55

The harrowing true story of an inexperienced crew member on a ship that sailed into the perfect storm. Nelson Simon...  Read More >>

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