Natural disasters books

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Living with Wildlife in Zimbabwe: Navigating Conflict and Co-existence

Living with Wildlife in Zimbabwe: Navigating Conflict...

Author: Joshua Matanzima ,  Beaven Utete
ISBN: 9783031660597
Format: Hardback
$448.77

In addition to providing interesting case studies and data from Zimbabwe to inform and inspire international conservation...  Read More >>

Engineering Geology for a Habitable Earth: IAEG XIV Congress 2023 Proceedings, Chengdu, China: Volume 5: Megacity Development and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Engineering Geology

Engineering Geology for a Habitable Earth: IAEG XIV...

Author: Sijing Wang ,  Runqiu Huang
ISBN: 9789819992027
Format: Hardback
$475.17

This book collects the selected papers of the XIV Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology...  Read More >>

Navigating Natural Hazards in Mountainous Topographies: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Living

Navigating Natural Hazards in Mountainous Topographies:...

Author: Gowhar Meraj ,  Shizuka Hashimoto
ISBN: 9783031658617
Format: Hardback
$475.17

""Nature's Fury: Navigating Natural Hazards in Mountainous Topographies"" shall be a comprehensive guide to the unique challenges and hazards associated with mountainous regions, and the efforts being made to mitigate their impact......  Read More >>

The Enchanted Green Awakening

The Enchanted Green Awakening

Author: Sharkon Kemp
ISBN: 9798330345755
Format: Paperback
$79.17

UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF OUR PLANET'S FUTURE AND YOUR ROLE IN IT. Are you ready to explore the intricate dance...  Read More >>

Scanning the Skies: A History of Tornado Forecasting

Scanning the Skies: A History of Tornado Forecasting...

Author: Marlene Bradford
ISBN: 9780806194769
Format: Paperback
$57.95

Traces the history of today’s tornado warning system, a unique program that integrates federal, state, and local...  Read More >>

COVID-19 Experience in the Philippines: Response, Surveillance and Monitoring Using the FASSSTER Platform

COVID-19 Experience in the Philippines: Response, Surveillance...

Author: Maria Regina Justina Estuar ,  Elvira De Lara-Tuprio
ISBN: 9789819931552
Format: Paperback
$290.37

Part II describes the FASSSTER analytics and models including the Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered (SEIR)...  Read More >>

Economics of Natural Disasters: A Machine-generated Literature Overview

Economics of Natural Disasters: A Machine-generated...

Author: Prarthna Agarwal Goel ,  Joyita Roy Chowdhury
ISBN: 9789819974290
Format: Hardback
$475.17

This book is a machine-generated literature overview that explores the theoretical and empirical aspects of economics...  Read More >>

Nepal Earthquake of 2015

Nepal Earthquake of 2015

Author: Bal Krishna Rastogi
ISBN: 9789819746835
Format: Hardback
$369.57

This book describes the source parameters, faulting mechanism, slip distribution, rupture pattern, and aftershock...  Read More >>

Florida Hurricane Handbook: New Residents' Guide to Weathering Storms

Florida Hurricane Handbook: New Residents' Guide to...

Author: Dawn O'Connor
ISBN: 9798338247679
Format: Paperback
$31.65

Learn everything you need to know about weathering a hurricane season in Florida from emergency preparedness, detailed...  Read More >>

Natural Disasters: Acts of God or Acts of Man?

Natural Disasters: Acts of God or Acts of Man?

Author: Anders Wijkman (Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden) ,  Lloyd Timberlake
ISBN: 9780367369316
Format: Hardback
$173.00

Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters questions whether the rich nations’ usual response to disaster is...  Read More >>

NoeMOTION: Mobility, Hazard, and Risk Analysis of Selected Landslides in Lower Austria

NoeMOTION: Mobility, Hazard, and Risk Analysis of Selected...

Author: Pedro Lima ,  Alejandra J. Donato
ISBN: 9783031559815
Format: Paperback
$131.97

This book explores the complexities of landslide susceptibility and critical rainfall conditions in Lower Austria...  Read More >>

Tales of Deadliest Hurricanes

Tales of Deadliest Hurricanes

Author: Muska Ayir
ISBN: 9798227390219
Format: Paperback
$58.05

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Troublesome Rising: A Thousand-Year Flood in Eastern Kentucky

Troublesome Rising: A Thousand-Year Flood in Eastern...

Author: Melissa Helton
ISBN: 9781950564439
Format: Paperback
$79.20

As the floodwaters receded throughout the region, countless lives were forever changed. In this visceral and powerful...  Read More >>

Troublesome Rising: A Thousand-Year Flood in Eastern Kentucky

Troublesome Rising: A Thousand-Year Flood in Eastern...

Author: Melissa Helton
ISBN: 9781950564422
Format: Hardback
$158.40

As the floodwaters receded throughout the region, countless lives were forever changed. In this visceral and powerful...  Read More >>

Compassion in Disaster Management: The Essential Ethic of Relational Leadership

Compassion in Disaster Management: The Essential Ethic...

Author: Mark Crosweller (Ethical Intelligence Pty Ltd., Australia)
ISBN: 9781032813776
Format: Paperback
$67.99

This book offers leaders, especially those in disaster management, a way to improve their ability to lead, serve,...  Read More >>

Compassion in Disaster Management: The Essential Ethic of Relational Leadership

Compassion in Disaster Management: The Essential Ethic...

Author: Mark Crosweller (Ethical Intelligence Pty Ltd., Australia)
ISBN: 9781032813783
Format: Hardback
$273.00

This book offers leaders, especially those in disaster management, a way to improve their ability to lead, serve,...  Read More >>

Beginner's Guide to Preparedness: Building Confidence and Security in a Changing World

Beginner's Guide to Preparedness: Building Confidence...

Author: Millie Copper
ISBN: 9781957088303
Format: Paperback
$34.29

Are you ready to prepare for whatever the future may bring, but aren't sure where to begin? This book is your essential...  Read More >>

Landslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation in India: Proceedings of the National Conference, November 01-02, 2022, New Delhi, India

Landslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation in India: Proceedings...

Author: Haroon Sajjad ,  Masood Ahsan Siddiqui
ISBN: 9789819754847
Format: Hardback
$659.97

This book focuses on landslide hazard mapping, identification of site-specific drivers of landslide occurrence,...  Read More >>

Communicating Effectively During a Health Crisis: A Critical Examination of Communication Breakdowns During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Communicating Effectively During a Health Crisis: A...

Author: Devjani Sen (Algonquin College, Canada) ,  Rukhsana Ahmed (University at Albany, State University of New York, USA)
ISBN: 9781032496825
Format: Paperback
$75.99

Exploring how and why communication breakdowns occur during pandemics and world disasters, this book offers solutions...  Read More >>

Communicating Effectively During a Health Crisis: A Critical Examination of Communication Breakdowns During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Communicating Effectively During a Health Crisis: A...

Author: Devjani Sen (Algonquin College, Canada) ,  Rukhsana Ahmed (University at Albany, State University of New York, USA)
ISBN: 9781032496849
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Exploring how and why communication breakdowns occur during pandemics and world disasters, this book offers solutions...  Read More >>

Energy, Sustainability and Resilience: A Futuristic Vision from Asia

Energy, Sustainability and Resilience: A Futuristic...

Author: Rajib Shaw ,  Kampanart Silva
ISBN: 9789819741731
Format: Hardback
$343.17

This book analyzes the experiences of energy, sustainability and resilience issues from different Asian countries...  Read More >>

El Hierro Island

El Hierro Island

Author: Pablo J. González
ISBN: 9783031351372
Format: Paperback
$448.77

This book presents an in-depth review of El Hierro Island, the youngest and most southwesterly volcano of the Canary...  Read More >>

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