Social impact of disasters books

Today, governmental efforts at long-term community recovery from a natural disaster consist primarily of rebuilding...  Read More >>

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This is an edited, reformatted and augmented version of documents issued in August 1913 and June 2014.  Read More >>

American and European scholars approach this infamous storm and its aftermath through a variety of disciplines,...  Read More >>

Are you ready for the next hurricane, tornado, earthquake, flood...? Surviving a disaster requires planning, preparations,...  Read More >>

In the 1950s Centralia was a small town, like many others in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania. But since the...  Read More >>

A gripping, suspenseful page-turner ( Kirkus Reviews ) with a fast-paced, detailed narrative that moves like a thriller...  Read More >>

The overflow of information generated during disasters can be as paralyzing to humanitarian response as the lack...  Read More >>

During the past decade there has been a rapid growth in literature on traumatic experience, but what remains missing...  Read More >>

Introduction to International Disaster Management, Third Edition, continues to serve as the leading comprehensive...  Read More >>

Rethinking Disaster Recovery focuses attention on the social inequalities that existed on the Gulf Coast before...  Read More >>

Many facets of disasters generate interest among scholars and practitioners. However, a vital area of disaster research...  Read More >>

This book bridges the gap between the theoretical and the practical components of crisis management and response...  Read More >>

Henry Hill's guide to a off the grid living provides an eye-opening and intuitive insight into the financial and...  Read More >>

In mid-December, 1981, a small air taxi crashed at 10,300' on the slopes of Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park,...  Read More >>

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Imagine a force in nature more powerful than multiple atomic bombs--that was the Great Hinckley Fire of September...  Read More >>

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"""Inside the Jaws of Agnes"" describes the hurricane that flooded Elmira, New York, and adjacent towns in mid-June,...  Read More >>

The hurricane protection systems that failed New Orleans when Katrina roared on shore in 2005 were the product of...  Read More >>

Examines the sociological and demographic impact of widespread bomb destruction. This is required reading for all...  Read More >>

This report examines the disaster resilience efforts of the executive and legislative branches of government and...  Read More >>

Natural disasters are nasty. Responding to and recovering from them is tremendously difficult. They require the...  Read More >>

Celebrate the year of the Mayan Apocalypse in style with Megacatastrophes!, as Dr. David Darling and Dr. Dirk...  Read More >>

Are You and Your Family Ready to Survive the Next Disaster? If you have ever thought about prepping, you have probably...  Read More >>