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Introduction to Natural and Man-made Disasters and Their Effects on Buildings

Introduction to Natural and Man-made Disasters and Their...
Author: Roxanna McDonald ISBN: 9781138145207 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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Warriors and Citizens: American Views of Our Military

Warriors and Citizens: American Views of Our Military...
Author: Jim Mattis , Kori N Schake ISBN: 9780817919344 Format: Hardback	$79.07
A diverse group of contributors offer different perspectives on whether or not the different experiences of our... 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: 9781447323587 Format: Hardback	$176.95
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Indonesia and the Politics of Disaster: Power and Representation in Indonesia’s Mud Volcano

Indonesia and the Politics of Disaster: Power and Representation...
Author: Phillip Drake (University of Kansas, US) ISBN: 9781138696204 Format: Hardback	$336.00
Named after Lapindo Brantas, a gas exploration company that was drilling at the eruption site, the Lapindo mudflow... Read More >>

Marmalade and Machine Guns

Marmalade and Machine Guns
Author: Linda Cruse ISBN: 9781786063694 Format: Paperback	$52.80
In 1996, Linda Cruse, a stressed-out single mom working in a job she hated, was driving along the highway in the... Read More >>

Dull Disasters?: How planning ahead will make a difference

Dull Disasters?: How planning ahead will make a difference...
Author: Daniel J. Clarke (Senior Insurance Specialist, World Bank Group-GFDRR Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program) , Stefan Dercon (Professor of Economic Policy, University of Oxford, and Chief Economist of the UK Department for International Development) ISBN: 9780198785576 Format: Hardback	$53.95
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After Great Disasters – How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery

After Great Disasters – How Six Countries Managed Community...
Author: Laurie A. Johnson , Robert B. Olshansky ISBN: 9781558443389 Format: Paperback	$32.95
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Coast Guard Heroes of New Orleans

Coast Guard Heroes of New Orleans
Author: Capt. Robert Mueller , Joseph Castillo ISBN: 9781455622207 Format: Paperback	$63.23
From a city's darkest hour comes an amazing tale of bravery! While other rescue operations struggled in the post-storm... Read More >>

Natural Hazards and Peoples in the Indian Ocean World: Bordering on Danger

Natural Hazards and Peoples in the Indian Ocean World:...
Author: Greg Bankoff , Joseph Christensen ISBN: 9781349948567 Format: Hardback	$369.57
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Solar Power: Build Your Own Affordable Solar Power System: (Energy Independence, Lower Bills & Off Grid Living)

Solar Power: Build Your Own Affordable Solar Power System:...
Author: Steven Gray ISBN: 9781536860757 Format: Paperback	$23.73
Getting Your FREE Bonus Download this book, read it to the end and see BONUS: Your FREE Gift chapter after the... Read More >>

Big Crisis Data: Social Media in Disasters and Time-Critical Situations

Big Crisis Data: Social Media in Disasters and Time-Critical...
Author: Carlos Castillo ISBN: 9781107135765 Format: Hardback	$152.66
During natural disasters people make extensive use of social media. How can this avalanche of messages be processed... Read More >>

How to Survive a MASS SHOOTING!: 10 steps that may save your life from an active shooter

How to Survive a MASS SHOOTING!: 10 steps that may save...
Author: Walter Hebrew ISBN: 9781536851908 Format: Paperback	$26.35
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Tsunami!

Tsunami!
Author: Walter C. Dudley , Min Lee ISBN: 9780824859169 Format: Hardback	$237.60
This is a complete examination of the tsunami phenomenon in Hawaii. It includes eyewitness accounts of the 1946... Read More >>

Hillsborough - The Truth

Hillsborough - The Truth
Author: Professor Phil Scraton ISBN: 9781910948019 Format: Paperback	$24.99
An account of the disaster in which 96 men, women and children were killed, hundreds injured and thousands traumatised.... Read More >>

Climate Change as Environmental and Economic Hazard

Climate Change as Environmental and Economic Hazard...
Author: Boris Porfiriev ISBN: 9781138970922 Format: Paperback	$103.00
First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Read More >>

Men, Masculinities and Disaster

Men, Masculinities and Disaster
Author: Elaine Enarson , Bob Pease (Deakin University, Australia) ISBN: 9781138934177 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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Die Politik der Bundesländer: Zwischen Föderalismusreform und Schuldenbremse

Die Politik der Bundesländer: Zwischen Föderalismusreform...
Author: Achim Hildebrandt , Frieder Wolf ISBN: 9783658083021 Format: Paperback	$158.37
Er beschreibt, wie die Länder die hinzugewonnenen Kompetenzen ausfüllen und wie sie neuartige Instrumente wie die... Read More >>

American Dunkirk: The Waterborne Evacuation of Manhattan on 9/11

American Dunkirk: The Waterborne Evacuation of Manhattan...
Author: James M Kendra , Tricia Wachtendorf ISBN: 9781439908204 Format: Hardback	$223.08
When the terrorist attacks struck New York City on September 11, 2001, boat operators and waterfront workers quickly... Read More >>

The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake

The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake
Author: Larry Morris , Lee Whittlesey ISBN: 9781467119962 Format: Paperback	$58.05
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Taking Chances: The Coast After Hurricane Sandy

Taking Chances: The Coast After Hurricane Sandy
Author: Karen M. O'Neill , Daniel J. Van Abs ISBN: 9780813573762 Format: Paperback	$108.11
Humanity is deeply committed to living along the world’s shores, but a catastrophic storm like Sandy shines a bright... Read More >>

How to Write an Emergency Plan

How to Write an Emergency Plan
Author: David E. Alexander ISBN: 9781780460130 Format: Paperback	$90.56
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Taking Chances: The Coast After Hurricane Sandy

Taking Chances: The Coast After Hurricane Sandy
Author: Karen M. O'Neill , Daniel J. Van Abs ISBN: 9780813573779 Format: Hardback	$396.00
Humanity is committed to living along the world's shores, but a catastrophic storm like Sandy shines a bright light... Read More >>

Community-Based Psychological First Aid: A Practical Guide to Helping Individuals and Communities during Difficult Times

Community-Based Psychological First Aid: A Practical...
Author: Gerard A Jacobs (Director, Disaster Mental Health Institute, University of South Dakota, SD, USA) ISBN: 9780128042922 Format: Paperback	$158.27
Community-Based Psychological First Aid: A Practical Guide to Helping Individuals and Communities during Difficult... Read More >>

Green Voices: Defending Nature and the Environment in American Civic Discourse

Green Voices: Defending Nature and the Environment in...
Author: Richard D. Besel , Bernard K. Duffy ISBN: 9781438458502 Format: Paperback	$100.19
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Emergency Management: Planning, Assessment and Analysis

Emergency Management: Planning, Assessment and Analysis...
Author: Cathy Hogan ISBN: 9781682861592 Format: Hardback	$395.97
Disasters can disturb not only the ecological but also the economic balance of any community. It is thus important... Read More >>

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