Social impact of disasters books

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Global Catastrophic Risks

Global Catastrophic Risks
Author: Nick Bostrom , Milan M. Cirkovic ISBN: 9780198570509 Format: Hardback	$145.20
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Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters
Author: Lee Davis ISBN: 9780816070008 Format: Hardback	$224.40
Offers a survey of the natural calamities that have altered the course of human history. This reference features... Read More >>

Chernobyl: Looking Back to Go Forward: Proceedings of an International Conference Held in Vienna, Austria, 6-7 September 2005

Chernobyl: Looking Back to Go Forward: Proceedings of...
Author: IAEA ISBN: 9789201108074 Format: Paperback	$330.00
Although the Chernobyl accident occurred many years ago, much controversy remains concerning its real impact. This... Read More >>

Environmental Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident and their Remediation: Twenty Years of Experience: Report of the UN Chernobyl Forum Expert Group Environment

Environmental Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident...
Author: IAEA ISBN: 9789204093070 Format: Paperback	$69.30
This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Chernobyl Forum concerning the environmental effects... Read More >>

Pandemic Influenza: Emergency Planning and Community Preparedness

Pandemic Influenza: Emergency Planning and Community...
Author: Jeffrey R Ryan ISBN: 9786611515751 Format: Electronic book text	$369.34
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Disasters: A Wander Down Memory Lane

Disasters: A Wander Down Memory Lane
Author: Asim K. Dasgupta , Dr Asim K. Dasgupta ISBN: 9781847481726 Format: Paperback	$34.19
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A Season of Night: New Orleans Life after Katrina

A Season of Night: New Orleans Life after Katrina
Author: Ian McNulty ISBN: 9781934110911 Format: Hardback	$66.00
An account of life post-Katrina and a paean to shaken, but ever-alluring, New Orleans Read More >>

Disaster Administration and Management

Disaster Administration and Management
Author: S. L. Goel ISBN: 9788184500332 Format: Hardback	$258.75
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Government Emergency Management

Government Emergency Management
Author: Alan C Endersly ISBN: 9781604562576 Format: Hardback	$219.91
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Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters
Author: Lee Davis ISBN: 9780816070015 Format: Paperback	$65.87
A guide to natural disasters around the world which features approximately 600 entries organized by disaster type,... Read More >>

Just Seconds from the Ocean

Just Seconds from the Ocean
Author: William Sargent ISBN: 9781584656890 Format: Hardback	$52.67
An accessible analysis of the dangers of living close to the ocean in an era of global warming and megahurricanes... Read More >>

What is a City?: Rethinking the Urban After Hurricane Katrina

What is a City?: Rethinking the Urban After Hurricane...
Author: Phil Steinberg , Rob Shields ISBN: 9780820329642 Format: Hardback	$158.27
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Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath

Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima,...
Author: Charles F. Walker ISBN: 9780822341895 Format: Paperback	$63.23
A social history of the earthquake-tsunami that struck Lima in October 1746, looking at how people in and beyond... Read More >>

Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath

Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima,...
Author: Charles F. Walker ISBN: 9780822341727 Format: Hardback	$224.27
A social history of the earthquake-tsunami that struck Lima in October 1746, looking at how people in and beyond... Read More >>

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - And Why

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes...
Author: Amanda Ripley ISBN: 9781415954126 Format: Downloadable audio file	$225.72
Combining participatory journalism, exciting storytelling, and science/psychology reporting, prize-winning Time... Read More >>

Famine Early Warning Systems and Remote Sensing Data

Famine Early Warning Systems and Remote Sensing Data...
Author: Molly E. Brown , Richard Chourlarton ISBN: 9783540753674 Format: Hardback	$525.36
This book describes the interdisciplinary work of USAID’s Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) and its... Read More >>

The Media and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Lost and Found

The Media and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Lost and...
Author: J. Sylvester ISBN: 9780230600843 Format: Hardback	$237.60
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Bracing for Armageddon?: The Science and Politics of Bioterrorism in America

Bracing for Armageddon?: The Science and Politics of...
Author: William R Clark (, Professor and chair emeritus, Immunology, UCLA) ISBN: 9780195336214 Format: Hardback	$58.95
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Development and Flood Risk: Practice Guide

Development and Flood Risk: Practice Guide
Author: Great Britain: Department for Communities and Local Government ISBN: 9781851129362 Format: Paperback	$56.93
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In the Path of the Storms: Bayou La Batre, Coden, and the Alabama Coast

In the Path of the Storms: Bayou La Batre, Coden, and...
Author: Frye Gaillard , Sheila Hagler ISBN: 9780817355043 Format: Paperback	$52.67
For generations, the inhabitants of The Gulf Coast villages of Bayou La Batre and Coden have extracted their livings... Read More >>

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism...
Author: Naomi Klein ISBN: 9780141024530 Format: Paperback	$26.99
Around the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, there are people with power who are cashing... Read More >>

Overlooked America

Overlooked America
Author: Editors of Planning Magazine ISBN: 9781932364507 Format: Paperback	$118.67
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What Is a City?: Rethinking the Urban after Hurricane Katrina

What Is a City?: Rethinking the Urban after Hurricane...
Author: C. Fisher , Daina Cheyenne Harvey ISBN: 9780820330945 Format: Paperback	$52.67
The devastation brought upon New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent levee system failure has forced... Read More >>

Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History: A Reference Guide to the Nation's Most Catastrophic Events

Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History:...
Author: Ballard C. Campbell ISBN: 9780816066032 Format: Hardback	$250.80
Defined to encompass an array of events that have shocked the country, altered American life, and shaped the nation's... Read More >>

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - And Why

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes...
Author: Amanda Ripley , Kirsten Potter ISBN: 9780739329306 Format: Audio	$92.27
Investigates some of the harrowing catastrophes in history in order to piece together exactly how we react in a... Read More >>

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