Natural disasters books

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The Leda: The geological obsession of Dr. Argile

The Leda: The geological obsession of Dr. Argile

Author: E K Wicher
ISBN: 9781777454708
Format: Paperback
$28.44

Catastrophic land slides in the Leda Clay may come once in a thousand years. For a small town in Quebec, Canada,...  Read More >>

Climate Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth

Climate Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth

Author: Trevor Letcher (Emeritus Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
ISBN: 9780128215753
Format: Paperback
$396.00

The climate of the Earth is always changing. This book provides the scientific evidence for and possible causes...  Read More >>

The Evaluation of Air Quality in Albania by Moss Biomonitoring and Metals Atmospheric Deposition

The Evaluation of Air Quality in Albania by Moss Biomonitoring...

Author: Pranvera Lazo ,  Flora Qarri
ISBN: 9783030623579
Format: Paperback
$116.41

This book provides an overview of air quality in Albania evaluated by moss biomonitoring and metals atmospheric...  Read More >>

Public Health and Disasters: Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Asia

Public Health and Disasters: Health Emergency and Disaster...

Author: Emily Ying Yang Chan ,  Rajib Shaw
ISBN: 9789811509261
Format: Paperback
$336.35

This book presents the health emergency and disaster risk management (H-EDRM) research landscape, with examples...  Read More >>

The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity

The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity...

Author: Toby Ord
ISBN: 9780316484923
Format: Paperback
$52.77

""Drawing on over a decade of research, ... [the author] explores the cutting-edge science behind the risks we face....  Read More >>

Management of Irrigation and Water Supply Under Climatic Extremes: Empirical Analysis and Policy Lessons from India

Management of Irrigation and Water Supply Under Climatic...

Author: M. Dinesh Kumar ,  Yusuf Kabir
ISBN: 9783030594589
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This volume provides a theoretical basis for the argument that available research that analyzes the impacts of climate...  Read More >>

Introduction to International Disaster Management

Introduction to International Disaster Management

Author: Damon Coppola (Founder of Shoreline Risk LLC and a Partner with Bullock & Haddow LLC, Damon Coppola, CT, USA)
ISBN: 9780128173688
Format: Paperback
$277.20

Offers an overview of global emergency management. This title contains information on disaster trends as well as...  Read More >>

Wuhan Coronavirus

Wuhan Coronavirus

Author: Myles James Wilson
ISBN: 9781801861496
Format: Paperback
$46.58

55% OFF for Bookstores! If you are interested in knowing how the coronavirus really spreads and how to...  Read More >>

Hydro-mechanical Analysis of Rainfall-Induced Landslides

Hydro-mechanical Analysis of Rainfall-Induced Landslides...

Author: Lizhou Wu ,  Runqiu Huang
ISBN: 9789811507632
Format: Paperback
$290.37

Most landslides are triggered by rainfall. This book covers theoretical models of unsaturated infiltration, and...  Read More >>

Integrated Research on Disaster Risks: Contributions from the IRDR Young Scientists Programme

Integrated Research on Disaster Risks: Contributions...

Author: Riyanti Djalante ,  Mizan B. F. Bisri
ISBN: 9783030555627
Format: Hardback
$369.57

This book is a collection of works written by young scientists involved in the Integrated Disaster Risk Research...  Read More >>

First Nations Wildfire Evacuations: A Guide for Communities and External Agencies

First Nations Wildfire Evacuations: A Guide for Communities...

Author: Tara K. McGee ,  Amy Cardinal Christianson
ISBN: 9780774880664
Format: Paperback
$51.72

Based on the experiences of evacuees from seven First Nations communities, this book offers guidance to Indigenous...  Read More >>

Earthquake Disaster Simulation of Civil Infrastructures: From Tall Buildings to Urban Areas

Earthquake Disaster Simulation of Civil Infrastructures:...

Author: Xinzheng Lu ,  Hong Guan
ISBN: 9789811595318
Format: Hardback
$659.97

The first edition of this monograph, presenting accurate and efficient simulations of seismic damage to buildings...  Read More >>

Climate Change and Groundwater: Planning and Adaptations for a Changing and Uncertain Future: WSP Methods in Water Resources Evaluation Series No. 6

Climate Change and Groundwater: Planning and Adaptations...

Author: Robert Maliva
ISBN: 9783030668129
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This book attempts to bridge the gap between the climate change research and decision-making communities by exploring...  Read More >>

Bug Out Bag Encyclopedia: Emergency, Disaster, Survival Preparedness

Bug Out Bag Encyclopedia: Emergency, Disaster, Survival...

Author: Joseph Yao
ISBN: 9781087942100
Format: Paperback
$52.77

Survive emergencies & disasters. Assemble Bug Out Bags. Gear advice, their rationale, specific product examples....  Read More >>

Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Region from Azores Islands to Iberian Peninsula

Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Region from Azores Islands...

Author: Elisa Buforn ,  Maurizio Mattesini
ISBN: 9783030605889
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This book presents new results and data for the 1969 Saint Vincent Cape Earthquake (Mw=7.8) and tsunami. There are...  Read More >>

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Disaster Management

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Disaster Management...

Author: Brian Tomaszewski ,  Brian Tomaszewski
ISBN: 9781138490659
Format: Paperback
$137.11

Now in its second edition, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Disaster Management has been completely updated...  Read More >>

Natural Disasters in Latin American History

Natural Disasters in Latin American History

Author: Vincent Gawronski
ISBN: 9781138237001
Format: Hardback
$284.63

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Love is in the Air, Wine is in the Glass

Love is in the Air, Wine is in the Glass

Author: Wayne Moody
ISBN: 9781649525024
Format: Paperback
$28.33

This publication was created to inform others of the recent California Wildfires. It focuses on the Tubbs fire in...  Read More >>

Get Ready!: How to Prepare for and Stay Safe after a Pacific Northwest Earthquake

Get Ready!: How to Prepare for and Stay Safe after a...

Author: Deb Moller
ISBN: 9781632173041
Format: Paperback
$39.99

""This handbook will help readers prepare for an earthquake in practical, steps that are clear and aim to be simple...  Read More >>

Proceedings of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction

Proceedings of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes...

Author: Hirokazu Tatano ,  Andrew Collins
ISBN: 9789811586613
Format: Hardback
$475.17

This book presents selected papers from the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction...  Read More >>

Black Summer: Stories of loss, courage and community from the 2019-2020 bushfires

Black Summer: Stories of loss, courage and community...

Author: Michael Rowland
ISBN: 9780733341328
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Told by ABC journalists who were on the ground and broadcasting during our worst ever fire season, spearheaded by...  Read More >>

Building Knowledge for Geohazard Assessment and Management in the Caucasus and other Orogenic Regions

Building Knowledge for Geohazard Assessment and Management...

Author: Fabio Luca Bonali ,  Federico Pasquaré Mariotto
ISBN: 9789402420456
Format: Hardback
$448.77

Moreover, the volume provides a thorough description of the techniques employed to assess seismic hazard in major...  Read More >>

Win-Win Survival Handbook: All-Hazards Safety and Future Space Colonization (Paperback)

Win-Win Survival Handbook: All-Hazards Safety and Future...

Author: Marshall Masters
ISBN: 9781597721721
Format: Paperback
$111.26

With a Win-Win, you build for continuity of life so that, while others are hitting walls, you're going over speed...  Read More >>

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