Social impact of disasters books

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Tsunami: provision of financial support for humanitarian assistance, Department for International Development

Tsunami: provision of financial support for humanitarian...
Author: Great Britain: National Audit Office ISBN: 9780102937152 Format: Paperback	$36.96
Assesses the Government's response to the tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean region in December 2004. This book... Read More >>

Emergency Communications

Emergency Communications
Author: Linda K Moore ISBN: 9781594548888 Format: Paperback	$163.68
Covers issues concerning technology, the connection between technology standards and spectrum allocation, and the... Read More >>

Understanding International Counter Terrorism: A Professional's Guide to the Operational Art

Understanding International Counter Terrorism: A Professional's...
Author: A Hunsicker ISBN: 9781581129052 Format: Paperback	$79.07
Understanding of Operational Counter Terrorism is one serious effort to lay out a comprehensive strategy of how... Read More >>

58 Degrees North: The Mysterious Sinking of the Arctic Rose

58 Degrees North: The Mysterious Sinking of the Arctic...
Author: Hugo Kugiya ISBN: 9781596910959 Format: Paperback	$39.47
Kugiya's investigation into the deadliest American fishing accident in 50 years reveals a powerful story of adventure... Read More >>

Floods, from Defence to Management: Symposium Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Flood Defence, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 25-27 May 2005, Book + CD-ROM

Floods, from Defence to Management: Symposium Proceedings...
Author: Jos van Alphen (Rijkswaterstaat Oost-Nederland, the Netherlands) , Eelco van Beek (WL Delft Hydraulics, the Netherlands) ISBN: 9780415391191 Format: Paperback	$777.00
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Caribbean Tsunami Hazard - Proceedings Of The Nsf Caribbean Tsunami Workshop

Caribbean Tsunami Hazard - Proceedings Of The Nsf Caribbean...
Author: Aurelio Mercado-irizarry (Univ Of Puerto Rico, Usa) , Philip L-f Liu (Cornell University, Usa) ISBN: 9789812565358 Format: Hardback	$488.40
Aims to present the tsunami hazard in the Caribbean Sea region, a region which is typically only associated with... Read More >>

On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina...
Author: Ronald J. Daniels , Donald F. Kettl ISBN: 9780812219593 Format: Paperback	$76.43
Leading experts address questions of public and private roles in assessing, managing, and mitigating major risks... Read More >>

Hungry Words: Images of Famine in the Irish Canon

Hungry Words: Images of Famine in the Irish Canon
Author: George Cusack ISBN: 9780716533870 Format: Paperback	$85.80
Hungry Words re-evaluates the authors and texts generally recognised as the 'canon' of Irish literature in the light... Read More >>

Disasters in India: Studies in Grim Reality

Disasters in India: Studies in Grim Reality
Author: Anu Kapur ISBN: 9788170339328 Format: Hardback	$118.80
"Disasters freely roam and reign in India. This is no longer the country where its people can claim a safe living.... Read More >>

Catastrophe: Risk and Response

Catastrophe: Risk and Response
Author: Richard A. Posner (Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School) ISBN: 9780195306477 Format: Paperback	$51.95
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Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do

Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and...
Author: Michael Tougias , Joe Barrett (Nokia Networks Finland) ISBN: 9780786177158 Format: Audio	$79.07
During the height of the blizzard of 1978, a tanker foundered on the shoals off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast... Read More >>

A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipatisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina

A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select...
Author: Claitor ISBN: 9781598042955 Format: Paperback	$71.28
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Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do

Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and...
Author: Michael Tougias , Joe Barrett ISBN: 9780786144570 Format: Audio	$79.07
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Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do

Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and...
Author: Michael Tougias , Joe Barrett (Nokia Networks Finland) ISBN: 9780786172955 Format: Audio	$79.07
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Challenging Aid in Africa: Principles, Implementation, and Impact

Challenging Aid in Africa: Principles, Implementation,...
Author: Zoë Marriage ISBN: 9781403976314 Format: Hardback	$84.99
"This is a startling and controversial investigation into the international assistance given to countries at war.... Read More >>

Handbook of International Disaster Psychology [4 volumes]

Handbook of International Disaster Psychology [4 volumes]...
Author: Gerard A. Jacobs , Gilbert Reyes ISBN: 9780275983154 Format: Hardback	$531.95
A remarkable team of expert authors provides firsthand accounts from disaster survivors around the globe, enabling... Read More >>

Geotechnical Engineering For Disaster Mitigation And Rehabilitation - Proceedings Of The International Conference (With Cd-rom)

Geotechnical Engineering For Disaster Mitigation And...
Author: Jian Chu (Ntu, S'pore) , Kok Kwang Phoon (Nus, S'pore) ISBN: 9789812564696 Format: Hardback	$481.32
Contains proceedings of the International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation,... Read More >>

Gender Dimensions in Disaster Management: A Guide for South Asia

Gender Dimensions in Disaster Management: A Guide for...
Author: Madhavi Ariyabandu , Maithree Wickramasinghe ISBN: 9781853396076 Format: Paperback	$38.68
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Disaster Management and Civil Society: Earthquake Relief in Japan, Turkey and India

Disaster Management and Civil Society: Earthquake Relief...
Author: Alpaslan Ozerdem , Tim Jacoby ISBN: 9781845110536 Format: Hardback	$264.00
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Americans at Risk: Why We Are Not Prepared for Megadisasters and What We Can Do

Americans at Risk: Why We Are Not Prepared for Megadisasters...
Author: Irwin Redlener ISBN: 9781283995566 Format: Electronic book text	$190.08
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Category 5: The Story of Camille, Lessons Unlearned from America's Most Violent Hurricane

Category 5: The Story of Camille, Lessons Unlearned...
Author: Judith A. Howard , Prof. Ernest Zebrowski, Jr. ISBN: 9780472115259 Format: Hardback	$73.79
The epic story of the real victims of a perfect storm—overwhelmingly the poor—left behind in the aftermath of a... Read More >>

On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina...
Author: Ronald J Daniels ISBN: 9786613212399 Format: Electronic book text	$152.86
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Psychological Interventions in Times of Crisis

Psychological Interventions in Times of Crisis
Author: Laura Barbanel , Robert Sternberg, PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD ISBN: 9786611813277 Format: Electronic book text	$343.20
There is controversy as to whether psychological interventions in the aftermath of disaster are helpful or not.... Read More >>

Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response: How Private Action Can Reduce Public Vulnerability

Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response: How Private Action...
Author: Philip E Auerswald ISBN: 9786610702787 Format: Electronic book text	$454.08
Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response is the first systematic attempt to understand how private decisions affect... Read More >>

Slipping the Surly Bonds: Reagan's Challenger Address

Slipping the Surly Bonds: Reagan's Challenger Address...
Author: Mary E Stuckey (Professor of Communication, Georgia State University) ISBN: 9781299053793 Format: Electronic book text	$44.75
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