Natural disasters books

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Climate Change Impacts in India

Climate Change Impacts in India

Author: Chaitanya B. Pande ,  Kanak N. Moharir
ISBN: 9783031420559
Format: Hardback
$527.97

This book focuses on the impact of climate change on India, addressing environmental problems and conducting an...  Read More >>

Unraveling Environmental Disasters

Unraveling Environmental Disasters

Author: Daniel A. Vallero (Full Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, NC, USA) ,  Trevor Letcher (Emeritus Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
ISBN: 9780443186516
Format: Paperback
$343.20

Unraveling Environmental Disasters, Second Edition provides scientific explanations of the most threatening current...  Read More >>

Recovery of Disaster Victims: Results of Joint Survey in East Japan, Aceh, Sichuan, and Tacloban

Recovery of Disaster Victims: Results of Joint Survey...

Author: Yuka Kaneko ,  Teuku Alvisyahrin
ISBN: 9789819929566
Format: Hardback
$343.17

This book presents the results of a joint survey conducted as of the tenth anniversary of the 2011 East Japan Earthquake,...  Read More >>

Die "globale Erwärmung wird viele Menschen ""abkühlen""."

Die "globale Erwärmung wird viele Menschen ""abkühlen""."...

Author: Manu Sekodi
ISBN: 9798868304361
Format: Paperback
$34.32

"""Die globale Erwärmung wird viele abkühlen..."" ist ein wichtiges Buch, das die dringenden Herausforderungen der...  Read More >>

Remote Sensing Technologies for Monitoring and Prediction of Disasters

Remote Sensing Technologies for Monitoring and Prediction...

Author: Aston Butler
ISBN: 9781641168281
Format: Hardback
$419.76

Disasters refer to severe disruptions that affect the functioning of a community, to an extent which is beyond its...  Read More >>

Disasters and Public Health: Planning and Response

Disasters and Public Health: Planning and Response

Author: Lawanna Boone
ISBN: 9798887400631
Format: Hardback
$409.17

Public health emergencies or disasters are events that negatively affect the public health system and its protective...  Read More >>

Climate Change and Conflict in the Pacific: Challenges and Responses

Climate Change and Conflict in the Pacific: Challenges...

Author: Ria Shibata ,  Seforosa Carroll
ISBN: 9780367431853
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Shibata, Carroll and Boege address the various dimensions of the climate change–conflict nexus and shed light on...  Read More >>

Hurricane Hilary: The Ultimate Hurricane Survival Guide (Your Emergency Essentials Guide for Hurricane Preparedness)

Hurricane Hilary: The Ultimate Hurricane Survival Guide...

Author: Daryl Mackey
ISBN: 9780995893641
Format: Paperback
$52.67

The hurricane season is here, and you have to be prepared. This book offers advice on what to do ahead of time to...  Read More >>

Global warming, which is going to chill a lot of people

Global warming, which is going to chill a lot of people...

Author: Manu Sekodi
ISBN: 9798867555924
Format: Paperback
$34.32

"Dive into the climate emergency and explore the depths of global warming in this captivating book that will take...  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: 9789811963506
Format: Paperback
$316.77

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

Himalayan Tsunami

Himalayan Tsunami

Author: Niranjan Seshadri ,  Erika Seshadri
ISBN: 9781528968911
Format: Paperback
$25.85

In June of 2013, darkened skies over northern India released torrential rains from multiple cloudbursts, leaving...  Read More >>

Harvesting Haiti: Reflections on Unnatural Disasters

Harvesting Haiti: Reflections on Unnatural Disasters...

Author: Myriam J. A. Chancy
ISBN: 9781477327814
Format: Hardback
$82.99

This collection ponders the personal and political implications for Haitians at home and abroad resulting from the...  Read More >>

California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Changing Coastline

California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Changing...

Author: Rosanna Xia
ISBN: 9781597146197
Format: Hardback
$79.20

"""An exploration of the responses that sea level rise demands along the West Coast""--"  Read More >>

Groundwater and Water Quality: Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering

Groundwater and Water Quality: Hydraulics, Water Resources...

Author: Ramakar Jha ,  Vijay P. Singh
ISBN: 9783031095535
Format: Paperback
$290.37

The impact of climate change on water resources is drawing worldwide attention these days, for water resources in...  Read More >>

Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience: Disaster Economic Vulnerability and Recovery Programs

Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience: Disaster Economic...

Author: Saeid Eslamian ,  Faezeh Eslamian
ISBN: 9783031083273
Format: Paperback
$290.37

Topics addressed in the boom include disaster recovery reform and resilience, recovery, and development programs,...  Read More >>

Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development: Volume 1 - Multi-hazard Vulnerability, Climate Change and Resilience Building

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

Author: Indrajit Pal ,  Rajib Shaw
ISBN: 9789811947179
Format: Paperback
$580.77

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

Urban Design in Seismic-Prone Regions

Urban Design in Seismic-Prone Regions

Author: Hossein Bahrainy ,  Ameneh Bakhtiar
ISBN: 9783031083235
Format: Paperback
$290.37

This book presents practical guidelines and recommendations for the design in seismic-prone regions.  Read More >>

Environmental Hazards in the British Isles

Environmental Hazards in the British Isles

Author: A.H. Perry
ISBN: 9781032591308
Format: Hardback
$189.00

Environmental Hazards in the British Isles (1981) offers a comprehensive account of the various hazards affecting...  Read More >>

International Handbook of Disaster Research

International Handbook of Disaster Research

Author: Amita Singh
ISBN: 9789811983870
Format: Hardback
$2507.97

The transformatory pedagogy which started with the Hyogo Framework for action 2005-2015 and The Sendai Framework...  Read More >>

Earthquake Disasters: Prevention and Reconstruction

Earthquake Disasters: Prevention and Reconstruction...

Author: Jiuping Xu ,  Yi Lu
ISBN: 9781032002491
Format: Paperback
$81.99

This book explores practices and approaches on pre-disaster prevention and post-disaster reconstruction for vulnerable...  Read More >>

Nuclear Disasters: Impacts on Agriculture

Nuclear Disasters: Impacts on Agriculture

Author: Ashton Hogan
ISBN: 9781647403553
Format: Hardback
$430.29

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Flash Floods in Vietnam: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

Flash Floods in Vietnam: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions...

Author: Le Huy Ba ,  Thai Van Nam
ISBN: 9783031105340
Format: Paperback
$290.37

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Social Sensing and Big Data Computing for Disaster Management

Social Sensing and Big Data Computing for Disaster Management...

Author: Zhenlong Li ,  Qunying Huang
ISBN: 9780367617677
Format: Paperback
$81.99

Social Sensing and Big Data Computing for Disaster Management captures recent advancements in leveraging social...  Read More >>

Challenges of Disasters in Asia: Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience

Challenges of Disasters in Asia: Vulnerability, Adaptation...

Author: Haroon Sajjad ,  Lubna Siddiqui
ISBN: 9789811935695
Format: Paperback
$316.77

The book provides an understanding about the disaster impacts, vulnerability assessment, adaptation pathways and...  Read More >>

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