Social impact of disasters books

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Death and Accident Investigation Protocols

Death and Accident Investigation Protocols

Author: Mary H Dudley (Forensic Medical Investigation Institute, Overland Park, Kansas, USA)
ISBN: 9781299711020
Format: Undefined
$237.47

Through an examination and assessment of the body at a death scene, the medicolegal death investigator (MLDI) must...  Read More >>

Sandy: A Story of Complete Devastation, Courage, and Recovery

Sandy: A Story of Complete Devastation, Courage, and...

Author: New York Post
ISBN: 9781306006866
Format: Electronic book text
$42.21

On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the Mid-Atlantic region. The devastation she would bring to...  Read More >>

Forgotten Voices of Mao's Great Famine, 1958-1962

Forgotten Voices of Mao's Great Famine, 1958-1962

Author: Xun Zhou, PH. ,  Xun Zhou, PH.
ISBN: 9781306095211
Format: Electronic book text
$92.40

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Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk

Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk

Author: Majia Holmer Nadesan (Arizona State University West, USA)
ISBN: 9781306064804
Format: Electronic book text
$178.20

The Fukushima nuclear disaster is among the worst nuclear accidents in history. What environmental and public health...  Read More >>

Natural Disaster and Reconstruction in Asian Economies: A Global Synthesis of Shared Experiences

Natural Disaster and Reconstruction in Asian Economies:...

Author: Kinnia Yau Shuk-Ting
ISBN: 9781306179720
Format: Electronic book text
$290.40

Based on conference proceedings presented at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in November 2012, Natural Disaster...  Read More >>

Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives...

Author: Naim Kapucu (University of Central Florida, USA) ,  Christopher V. Hawkins (University of Central Florida, USA)
ISBN: 9780415626897
Format: Hardback
$315.00

In this volume, editors Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, and Fernando I. Rivera gather an impressive array of...  Read More >>

Holodomor and Gorta Mór: Histories, Memories and Representations of Famine in Ukraine and Ireland

Holodomor and Gorta Mór: Histories, Memories and Representations...

Author: Christian Noack ,  Lindsay Janssen
ISBN: 9780857285577
Format: Hardback
$115.00

A comparative study of the famines of Ireland (184551) and Ukraine (193233), and how historical experiences of famine...  Read More >>

Disasters, Hazards and Law

Disasters, Hazards and Law

Author: Mathieu Deflem ,  Mathieu Deflem
ISBN: 9781780529141
Format: Hardback
$261.95

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Selfish Altruist, The: Relief Work in Famine and War

Selfish Altruist, The: Relief Work in Famine and War...

Author: Tony Vaux
ISBN: 9781282789203
Format: Electronic book text
$92.40

Provides an analysis of some of the most traumatic situations involving famine and war of the last two decades,...  Read More >>

Handbook of Scada/Control Systems Security

Handbook of Scada/Control Systems Security

Author: Robert Radvanovsky (CIPS, Infracritical, Geneva, Illinois, USA) ,  Robert Radvanovsky (CIPS, Infracritical, Geneva, Illinois, USA)
ISBN: 9781299710931
Format: Undefined
$263.87

The availability and security of many services we rely upon including water treatment, electricity, healthcare,...  Read More >>

Black Saturday at Steels Creek

Black Saturday at Steels Creek

Author: Principal Historian Peter Stanley (Australian War Memorial)
ISBN: 9781306023382
Format: Electronic book text
$55.41

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Emergency Planning Guide for Utilities, Second Edition

Emergency Planning Guide for Utilities, Second Edition...

Author: Samuel Mullen (Absecon, New Jersey, USA)
ISBN: 9781299992597
Format: Undefined
$250.67

An increase in major natural disasters and the growing number of damaging events involving gas, electric, water,...  Read More >>

Texas During the Great Depression

Texas During the Great Depression

Author: Jess Moore
ISBN: 9781306307208
Format: Electronic book text
$66.66

This in-depth historical text focuses on the deep economic impact of the Great Depression in Texas. The scope of...  Read More >>

Prepper's Complete Book of Disaster Readiness

Prepper's Complete Book of Disaster Readiness

Author: Jim Cobb
ISBN: 9781322370941
Format: Electronic book text
$44.75

PREPARE. SURVIVE. THRIVE. Is your survival plan complete from A to Z? Are you truly 100 percent prepared? Because...  Read More >>

3.11

3.11

Author: Richard J Samuels (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
ISBN: 9781322500546
Format: Electronic book text
$94.88

In 3.11, Richard Samuels offers the first broad scholarly assessment of the disaster's impact on Japan's government...  Read More >>

Fault Lines

Fault Lines

Author: Beverly Bell
ISBN: 9781322502977
Format: Electronic book text
$158.27

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Prepper's Workbook

Prepper's Workbook

Author: Scott B Williams ,  Scott Finazzo
ISBN: 9781322545998
Format: Electronic book text
$39.47

A STEP-BY-STEP, DON'T-OVERLOOK-ANYTHING WORKBOOK OF DIY PROJECTS THAT PREPARE HOME AND FAMILY FOR ANY LIFE-THREATENING...  Read More >>

The Spatial Dimension of Risk: How Geography Shapes the Emergence of Riskscapes

The Spatial Dimension of Risk: How Geography Shapes...

Author: Detlef Muller-Mahn
ISBN: 9781849710855
Format: Hardback
$315.00

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The Bug Out Bag: What You Need to Stay Alive

The Bug Out Bag: What You Need to Stay Alive

Author: M T Anderson
ISBN: 9781481165907
Format: Paperback
$26.27

When the SHTF (Stuff Hits the Fan), will you be prepared for it? If you don't have a bug out bag ready, you're...  Read More >>

The 1953 Essex Flood Disaster: The People's Story

The 1953 Essex Flood Disaster: The People's Story

Author: Patricia Rennoldson Smith
ISBN: 9780752465418
Format: Paperback
$37.99

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Disasters and Cultural Stereotypes

Disasters and Cultural Stereotypes

Author: Edwin Schmitt ,  Elya Tzaneva
ISBN: 9781443841658
Format: Hardback
$200.51

This volume is the second attempt by a joint international research team (consisting of Bulgarian, Chinese, Russian...  Read More >>

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