Social impact of disasters books

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Handbook of Emergency Response: A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Approach

Handbook of Emergency Response: A Human Factors and...

Author: Adedeji B. Badiru ,  LeeAnn Racz
ISBN: 9781466514560
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Despite preemptive preparations, disasters can and do occur. Whether natural disasters, catastrophic accidents,...  Read More >>

Disaster and Sociolegal Studies

Disaster and Sociolegal Studies

Author: Susan Sterett ,  Susan Sterett
ISBN: 9781610272056
Format: Paperback
$98.31

"Legal governance of disaster brings both care and punishment to the upending of daily life of place-based disasters....  Read More >>

Being Prepared Without Being A Kook: Common Sense Emergency Preparation

Being Prepared Without Being A Kook: Common Sense Emergency...

Author: Gia Scott
ISBN: 9781493736447
Format: Paperback
$21.75

"Many people put the advocates of emergency preparedness into the ""fringe lunatic"" category, associating them...  Read More >>

Prepper's Pantry: A Survival Food Guide

Prepper's Pantry: A Survival Food Guide

Author: Robert Paine
ISBN: 9781492715078
Format: Paperback
$20.83

Prepper's Pantry: A Survival Food Guide is an excellent resource and foundational guide that covers many topics...  Read More >>

The Stories They Tell: Artifacts from the National September 11 Memorial Museum

The Stories They Tell: Artifacts from the National September...

Author: Alice M. Greenwald ,  Clifford Chanin
ISBN: 9780847841714
Format: Hardback
$92.40

"""Published in association with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum""--Front flap."  Read More >>

From the Inside Out: Harrowing Escapes from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center

From the Inside Out: Harrowing Escapes from the Twin...

Author: Erik O. Ronningen
ISBN: 9781566493840
Format: Hardback
$52.67

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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital

Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged...

Author: Sheri Fink ,  Kirsten Potter
ISBN: 9780804128117
Format: Audio
$118.80

One of the New York Times s Best Ten Books of the YearWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionWinner...  Read More >>

Reaching a State of Hope: Refugees, Immigrants & the Swedish Welfare State 1930–2000

Reaching a State of Hope: Refugees, Immigrants & the...

Author: Mikael Bystrom ,  Par Frohnert
ISBN: 9789187351235
Format: Hardback
$147.71

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Surprise! from Ceos to Navy Seals: How a Select Group of Professionals Prepare for and Respond to the Unexpected

Surprise! from Ceos to Navy Seals: How a Select Group...

Author: Dave Baiocchi ,  D. Steven Fox
ISBN: 9780833081032
Format: Paperback
$60.59

RAND researchers interviewed representatives from 13 diverse professions and relate how these representatives detect...  Read More >>

Family Preparedness for the New Millennium

Family Preparedness for the New Millennium

Author: David Browne
ISBN: 9781491704523
Format: Paperback
$23.16

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Family Preparedness for the New Millennium

Family Preparedness for the New Millennium

Author: David Browne
ISBN: 9781491704547
Format: Hardback
$41.27

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Managing Adaptation to Climate Risk: Beyond Fragmented Responses

Managing Adaptation to Climate Risk: Beyond Fragmented...

Author: Geoff O'Brien (Northumbria University, UK) ,  Phil O'Keefe (Northumbria University, UK)
ISBN: 9780415600934
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Climate change is the single largest threat to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and sustainable...  Read More >>

The Fight for Home: How (Parts Of) New Orleans Came Back

The Fight for Home: How (Parts Of) New Orleans Came...

Author: Daniel Wolff
ISBN: 9781608197514
Format: Paperback
$47.52

The powerful story of the rebuilding of New Orleans -- of competing visions for one city and for our country.  Read More >>

Managing Adaptation to Climate Risk: Beyond Fragmented Responses

Managing Adaptation to Climate Risk: Beyond Fragmented...

Author: Geoff O'Brien (Northumbria University, UK) ,  Phil O'Keefe (Northumbria University, UK)
ISBN: 9780415600941
Format: Paperback
$96.99

Climate change is the single largest threat to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and sustainable...  Read More >>

Sandy Recovery Improvement Act & Supplementary Funding for Disaster Relief

Sandy Recovery Improvement Act & Supplementary Funding...

Author: Magnus Hassan
ISBN: 9781626187702
Format: Paperback
$219.91

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Flood of Lies: The St. Rita's Nursing Home Tragedy

Flood of Lies: The St. Rita's Nursing Home Tragedy

Author: James Cobb
ISBN: 9781455617890
Format: Hardback
$65.87

INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS BEST REGIONAL NONFICTION OF THE SOUTH GOLD MEDAL  Read More >>

To Bear Witness: Updated, Revised, and Expanded Edition

To Bear Witness: Updated, Revised, and Expanded Edition...

Author: Kevin M. Cahill, M.D.
ISBN: 9780823254057
Format: Paperback
$76.56

For more than fifty years, Dr. Cahill has been helping to heal the world: as a leading specialist in tropical medicine...  Read More >>

Prepper Parents! a Beginner's Guide to Surviving Societal Meltdown & Mayhem with Your Family

Prepper Parents! a Beginner's Guide to Surviving Societal...

Author: Ma American ,  Pa American
ISBN: 9781934912560
Format: Paperback
$23.63

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Analysis of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013

Analysis of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013...

Author: Francis X McCarthy ,  Edward C Liu
ISBN: 9781490957951
Format: Paperback
$34.29

Hurricane Sandy caused extensive human suffering and damage to public and private property. In response to this...  Read More >>

Emerging Issues in Green Criminology: Exploring Power, Justice and Harm

Emerging Issues in Green Criminology: Exploring Power,...

Author: D. Westerhuis ,  R. Walters
ISBN: 9781137273970
Format: Paperback
$290.37

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