Natural disasters books

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Disasters and Social Resilience: A bioecological approach

Disasters and Social Resilience: A bioecological approach...
Author: Helen Boon , Alison Cottrell ISBN: 9780815364368 Format: Paperback	$96.99
The interconnectedness of communities, organisations, governing bodies, policy and individuals in the field of disaster... Read More >>

Novel Approaches in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management

Novel Approaches in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management...
Author: Michail Chalaris , Dimitrios Emmanouloudis ISBN: 9781536132397 Format: Hardback	$631.32
Nowadays, governments are more often than not confronted with crises that are so unforeseen (i.e., the 9/11 attacks),... Read More >>

The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900

The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900
Author: Elizabeth H Clare ISBN: 9781540227850 Format: Hardback	$84.45
The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900 recreates the era of Gay Nineties Austin, then--as now--a city on the rise and on... Read More >>

Climate Change, Extreme Events and Disaster Risk Reduction: Towards Sustainable Development Goals

Climate Change, Extreme Events and Disaster Risk Reduction:...
Author: Suraj Mal , R.B. Singh ISBN: 9783319564685 Format: Hardback	$580.77
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Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability: Floods and slum life in Indonesia

Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability: Floods and...
Author: Roanne van Voorst ISBN: 9780815355014 Format: Paperback	$101.00
Different people handle risk in different ways. The current lack of understanding about this heterogeneity in risk... Read More >>

Winsor Consult Group - Disaster Recovery Guide: A Best Practice Guide for Disaster Recovery Programs

Winsor Consult Group - Disaster Recovery Guide: A Best...
Author: James D Sohn , Michael Kuehn ISBN: 9780999828502 Format: Paperback	$66.00
The inevitable occurrence of natural disasters creates urgent needs. As disasters are sporadic and unpredictable,... Read More >>

Asian Law in Disasters: Toward a Human-Centered Recovery

Asian Law in Disasters: Toward a Human-Centered Recovery...
Author: Yuka KANEKO (Kobe University, Japan) , Katsumi MATSUOKA (Iwate University, Japan) ISBN: 9780815361480 Format: Paperback	$101.00
This book is a critical analysis of several of the most disaster-prone regions in Asia. Its unique focus is on the... Read More >>

Disaster Management in Australia: Government Coordination in a Time of Crisis

Disaster Management in Australia: Government Coordination...
Author: George Carayannopoulos (Univerisity of Sydney, Australia) ISBN: 9781138482593 Format: Paperback	$54.95
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Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics in Memory of Ragnar Sigbjörnsson: Selected Topics

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics in Memory...
Author: Rajesh Rupakhety , Símon Ólafsson ISBN: 9783319620985 Format: Hardback	$290.37
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Urban Disaster Resilience and Security: Addressing Risks in Societies

Urban Disaster Resilience and Security: Addressing Risks...
Author: Alexander Fekete , Frank Fiedrich ISBN: 9783319686059 Format: Hardback	$659.97
This edited book investigates the interrelations of disaster impacts, resilience and security in an urban context.... Read More >>

The 2016 Mw 7.1 Kumamoto Earthquake: A Photographic Atlas of Coseismic Surface Ruptures Related to the Aso Volcano, Japan

The 2016 Mw 7.1 Kumamoto Earthquake: A Photographic...
Author: Aiming Lin ISBN: 9789811058547 Format: Hardback	$343.17
This book shows the deformation characteristics of coseismic surface ruptures produced by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake... Read More >>

Survival Guide: TOP 20 Ideas How To Survive Natural Disaster In Your Home: (Survival Book, Natural Disasters Survival, How to Survive Natural Disasters)

Survival Guide: TOP 20 Ideas How To Survive Natural...
Author: Lambert Lewis ISBN: 9781983730900 Format: Paperback	$23.63
Survival Guide: TOP 20 Ideas How to Survive Natural Disaster in Your Home Natural and man-made disasters are epidemic... Read More >>

Can Internet Predict Any Kinds of Pollution?

Can Internet Predict Any Kinds of Pollution?
Author: Johnny Ch Lok ISBN: 9781983675362 Format: Paperback	$81.58
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Global Tsunami Science: Past and Future. Volume II

Global Tsunami Science: Past and Future. Volume II
Author: Alexander B. Rabinovich , Hermann M. Fritz ISBN: 9783319705743 Format: Paperback	$111.95
Tsunami science has evolved significantly since the occurrence of two of the most destructive natural disasters... Read More >>

Spatial Planning and Resilience Following Disasters: International and Comparative Perspectives

Spatial Planning and Resilience Following Disasters:...
Author: Teresa Sprague (TU Dortmund, IRPUD) , Nadine Mägdefrau (TU Dortmund) ISBN: 9781447323594 Format: Paperback	$64.99
International contributors from academia, research, policy and practice use their experience and knowledge to explore... Read More >>

Telemedicine in Disaster Response, Emergencies and Risk Reduction

Telemedicine in Disaster Response, Emergencies and Risk...
Author: Randy Roberson ISBN: 9783319291925 Format: Paperback	$211.17
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Disasters, Gender and Access to Healthcare: Women in Coastal Bangladesh

Disasters, Gender and Access to Healthcare: Women in...
Author: Nahid Rezwana (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh) ISBN: 9781138573543 Format: Hardback	$284.00
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Disaster Risk Management and Country Partnership Strategies: A Practical Guide

Disaster Risk Management and Country Partnership Strategies:...
Author: Asian Development Bank ISBN: 9789292610104 Format: Paperback	$41.27
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Natural Hazard Data: A Practical Guide

Natural Hazard Data: A Practical Guide
Author: Asian Development Bank ISBN: 9789292610128 Format: Paperback	$41.27
This guide assists ADB project officers in understanding natural hazards, hazard mapping, disaster risk assessments,... Read More >>

River of Fire: Conflict and Survival on the Seal River

River of Fire: Conflict and Survival on the Seal River...
Author: Hap Wilson ISBN: 9780995823532 Format: Paperback	$47.52
New York's Men's Journal Magazine hired a studio photographer from Brooklyn, a post-master/writer from Thermond... Read More >>

Who Owns Haiti?: People, Power, and Sovereignty

Who Owns Haiti?: People, Power, and Sovereignty
Author: Robert Maguire , Scott Freeman ISBN: 9780813064598 Format: Paperback	$52.67
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Handbook of Disaster Research

Handbook of Disaster Research
Author: Havidán Rodríguez , William Donner ISBN: 9783319632537 Format: Hardback	$659.97
This second edition of the Handbook reflects some of the foundational topics for disaster studies; and race, class,... Read More >>

Sedimentation in the Rupnarayan River: Volume 2: Estuarine Environment of Deposition

Sedimentation in the Rupnarayan River: Volume 2: Estuarine...
Author: Swapan Kumar Maity , Ramkrishna Maiti ISBN: 9783319713144 Format: Paperback	$145.17
This book elucidates sedimentation processes at work in the Rupnarayan River, with particular focus on the environment... Read More >>

Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change

Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of...
Author: Orrin H. Pilkey , Linda Pilkey-Jarvis ISBN: 9780231168458 Format: Paperback	$32.95
This big-picture, policy-oriented book explains in gripping terms what rising oceans will do to coastal cities and... Read More >>

The Fukushima Effect: A New Geopolitical Terrain

The Fukushima Effect: A New Geopolitical Terrain
Author: Richard Hindmarsh (Griffith University, Australia) , Rebecca Priestley (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) ISBN: 9780815370567 Format: Paperback	$96.99
Offers a range of scholarly perspectives on the international effect of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown four... Read More >>

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