Social impact of disasters books

Provides a better understanding - both within and outside academia - of the multifaceted demands posed by humanitarian...  Read More >>

Provides a better understanding - both within and outside academia - of the multifaceted demands posed by humanitarian...  Read More >>

In a village community in the highlands of Cambodias Southwest, people struggle to rebuild their lives after nearly...  Read More >>

In a village community in the highlands of Cambodias Southwest, people struggle to rebuild their lives after nearly...  Read More >>

Think about where you are right now. How well would you and your family fare if today, right now, you were suddenly...  Read More >>

Think about where you are right now. How well would you and your family fare if today, right now, you were suddenly...  Read More >>

A riveting account of a day that stopped a nation -- and a community. The Black Saturday bushfires killed 173 people...  Read More >>

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Newitz's brilliantly speculative and hopeful work of popular science focuses attention on humanity's long history...  Read More >>

A moving eyewitness account of the 2010 Haiti earthquake and its aftermath by the acclaimed Haitian Canadian writer....  Read More >>

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Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima Daiichi is a timely and groundbreaking account of the disturbing landscape of the...  Read More >>

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the practices, types and challenges in prisons...  Read More >>

On September 22, 1992, at the request of the Mayor of Kauai County, the Federal Coordinating Officer for the Iniki...  Read More >>

On the evening of September 21, 1998, Hurricane Georges made landfall on Puerto Rico's east coast as a strong Category...  Read More >>

On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew struck southern Dade County, Florida, generating high winds and rain over a...  Read More >>

On September 28, 1998, Hurricane Georges made landfall in the Ocean Springs/Biloxi, Mississippi area. On October...  Read More >>

On September 5, 1996, Hurricane Fran made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina and generated considerable rainfall,...  Read More >>

Hurricane Charley made landfall on Friday, August 13, 2004, at Mangrove Point, just southwest of Punta Gorda, Florida....  Read More >>

Hurricane Opal made landfall on Santa Rosa Island, in Santa Rosa County, Florida, near Navarre Beach on October...  Read More >>

Past storms such as Hurricanes Andrew, Hugo, Charley, Katrina, and Rita, and recent events such as Hurricane Ike...  Read More >>

Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Thursday, September 16, 2004, just west of Gulf Shores, Alabama. The hurricane brought...  Read More >>