Social impact of disasters books

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102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive...
Author: Jim Dwyer , Kevin Flynn ISBN: 9780805076820 Format: Hardback	$68.64
Reported from the perspectives of those inside the towers this book captures the little-known stories of orginary... Read More >>

Catastrophe!: The 100 Greatest Disasters Of All Time

Catastrophe!: The 100 Greatest Disasters Of All Time...
Author: Stephen J. Spignesi ISBN: 9780806525587 Format: Paperback	$42.11
This compendium of the worst natural, manmade, and political catastrophes of all time are chilling stories of mass... Read More >>

Managing the Aftermath of Disaster: Reducing the Social and Psychological Impact on Communities

Managing the Aftermath of Disaster: Reducing the Social...
Author: Michael T. Maurer ISBN: 9780275993443 Format: Hardback	$92.27
Examines disaster response and identifies programs and policies that have slowed or spurred recovery and resilience.... Read More >>

Catastrofobia: Spanish Edition

Catastrofobia: Spanish Edition
Author: Barbara Hand Clow (Barbara Hand Clow) , The Pleiadian Agenda ISBN: 9780892811403 Format: Paperback	$42.24
Spanish Language Edition Compulsivo, convincente y autoritario. Una importante adicion a nuestro entendimiento de... Read More >>

Bioterrorism: A Guide for Hospital Preparedness

Bioterrorism: A Guide for Hospital Preparedness
Author: Joseph R. Masci, M.D. (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA) , Elizabeth Bass ISBN: 9780849316609 Format: Hardback	$399.00
Reviews various facets of the bioterrorism dilemma. This book provides information on various aspects of dealing... Read More >>

Earthquakes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions

Earthquakes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects...
Author: Jelle Zeilinga de Boer , Donald Theodore Sanders ISBN: 9780691050706 Format: Hardback	$121.44
On November 1, 1755 - All Saints' Day - a massive earthquake struck Europe's Iberian Peninsula and destroyed the... Read More >>

When Terrorism Hits Home: How Prepared are State and Local Law Enforcement?

When Terrorism Hits Home: How Prepared are State and...
Author: Lois M. Davis , K.Jack Riley ISBN: 9780833034991 Format: Paperback	$58.08
Emergency responders play a critical role in responding to terrorist attacks. This volume presents the results of... Read More >>

When Their World Falls Apart: Helping Families and Children Manage the Effects of Disasters

When Their World Falls Apart: Helping Families and Children...
Author: Lawrence B. Rosenfeld ISBN: 9780871013583 Format: Paperback	$145.17
Born out of necessity and tested in the real world of natural and technological disasters as well as disasters of... Read More >>

Texas Disasters: Wind, Flood, and Fire

Texas Disasters: Wind, Flood, and Fire
Author: Mona Sizer ISBN: 9781589791718 Format: Paperback	$29.95
Texas Disasters traces major catastrophes in a larger-than-life state with no need for exaggeration. These captivating... Read More >>

Tracy: The storm that wiped out Darwin on Christmas Day 1974

Tracy: The storm that wiped out Darwin on Christmas...
Author: Gary McKay ISBN: 9781741144499 Format: Paperback	$29.99
The extraordinary story of the cyclone that destroyed Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974 - in the words the people who... Read More >>

Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide

Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide
Author: Brian Anderson ISBN: 9781593700218 Format: Paperback	$182.16
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Resiliency in the Face of Disaster and Terrorism: 10 Things to Do to Survive

Resiliency in the Face of Disaster and Terrorism: 10...
Author: V Alex Kehayan , Joseph C Napoli ISBN: 9781306098069 Format: Electronic book text	$31.68
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Catastrophic Event Response Planning

Catastrophic Event Response Planning
Author: Matthew Pope (Ucl UK) , Corinthian Colleges ISBN: 9780536954169 Format: Hardback	$157.34
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Urban Flood Management: Introduction - 1st International Expert Meeting on Urban Flood Management

Urban Flood Management: Introduction - 1st International...
Author: Andras Szollosi-Nagy (UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands) , Chris Zevenbergen (Vermeer Infrastructure Development, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands) ISBN: 9780415359986 Format: Hardback	$242.00
With growing concern about the increasing amount of urban flooding and ever-more devastating effects, this book... Read More >>

Death, Daring, and Disaster

Death, Daring, and Disaster
Author: Charles R Farabee , Jr Charles Farabee ISBN: 9781283600576 Format: Electronic book text	$29.01
375 exciting tales of heroism and tragedy drawn from the nearly 150,000 search and rescue missions carried out by... Read More >>

Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Troubled Times

Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Troubled Times...
Author: Studs Terkel ISBN: 9781565849372 Format: Paperback	$44.75
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The Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay: Reinvestigating the Tay Bridge Disaster of 1879

The Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay: Reinvestigating...
Author: Peter R. Lewis ISBN: 9780752431604 Format: Paperback	$105.47
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Methodological Approach to Gender Analysis in Natural Disaster Assessment: A Guide for the Caribbean

Methodological Approach to Gender Analysis in Natural...
Author: United Nations ISBN: 9789211214444 Format: Paperback	$26.40
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New State Spaces: Urban Governance and the Rescaling of Statehood

New State Spaces: Urban Governance and the Rescaling...
Author: Neil Brenner (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Metropolitan Studies Program, New York University) ISBN: 9780199270064 Format: Paperback	$92.95
Analyzes the restructuring of urban governance and the transformation of national states under globalizing capitalism.... Read More >>

New State Spaces: Urban Governance and the Rescaling of Statehood

New State Spaces: Urban Governance and the Rescaling...
Author: Neil Brenner (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Metropolitan Studies Program, New York University) ISBN: 9780199270057 Format: Hardback	$137.95
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Our Final Century: The 50/50 Threat to Humanity's Survival

Our Final Century: The 50/50 Threat to Humanity's Survival...
Author: Martin Rees ISBN: 9780099436867 Format: Paperback	$39.99
World authority on astrophysics, Sir Martin Rees, takes us on a journey through all the things which could wipe... Read More >>

The Forgotten Storm: The Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925

The Forgotten Storm: The Great Tri-State Tornado of...
Author: Wallace Akin ISBN: 9781592283125 Format: Paperback	$26.95
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Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938

Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938
Author: R. A Scotti ISBN: 9780316832113 Format: Paperback	$39.47
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Emergency Responders: Drastically Underfunded, Dangerously Unprepared

Emergency Responders: Drastically Underfunded, Dangerously...
Author: Warren B. Rudman , Richard A. Clarke ISBN: 9780876093344 Format: Paperback	$25.99
Two years after September 11, 2001, the United States is drastically underfunding local emergency responders and... Read More >>

Hurricane Camille: Monster Storm of the Gulf Coast

Hurricane Camille: Monster Storm of the Gulf Coast
Author: Philip D. Hearn ISBN: 9781578066551 Format: Hardback	$73.92
On August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille roared out of the Gulf of Mexico and smashed into Mississippi's twenty-six... Read More >>

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