Social impact of disasters books

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Mapping Vulnerability: Disasters, Development and People

Mapping Vulnerability: Disasters, Development and People...
Author: Greg Bankoff , Dorothea Hilhorst ISBN: 9781853839634 Format: Hardback	$305.00
Raging floods, massive storms and cataclysmic earthquakes: every year up to 340 million people are affected by these... Read More >>

Stormchasers: The Hurricane Hunters and Their Fateful Flight into Hurricane Janet

Stormchasers: The Hurricane Hunters and Their Fateful...
Author: David Toomey ISBN: 9780393324488 Format: Paperback	$39.47
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The Years of Hunger: Soviet Agriculture, 1931–1933

The Years of Hunger: Soviet Agriculture, 1931–1933
Author: R. Davies , S. Wheatcroft ISBN: 9780230238558 Format: Paperback	$363.54
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The Years of Hunger: Soviet Agriculture, 1931–1933

The Years of Hunger: Soviet Agriculture, 1931–1933
Author: R. Davies , S. Wheatcroft ISBN: 9780333311073 Format: Hardback	$356.40
This book examines the Soviet agricultural crisis of 1931-1933 which culminated in the major famine of 1933. It... Read More >>

The Flood of the Millenium: (The Real Story: the Survivors)

The Flood of the Millenium: (The Real Story: the Survivors)...
Author: Janet Elaine Smith ISBN: 9780595302826 Format: Paperback	$31.55
Water surrounded the cities of Grand Forks, ND and East Grand Forks, MN in April, 1997, leaving about 50,000 people... Read More >>

No Innocent Deposits: Forming Archives by Rethinking Appraisal

No Innocent Deposits: Forming Archives by Rethinking...
Author: Richard J. Cox ISBN: 9780810848962 Format: Paperback	$117.95
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Thoughts on Fire: Life Lessons of a Volunteer Firefighter

Thoughts on Fire: Life Lessons of a Volunteer Firefighter...
Author: Frank Bryce McCluskey, Dr, PhD , Dr Frank McCluskey ISBN: 9780595297238 Format: Paperback	$47.39
They can walk through fire. They would sacrifice their own lives to save yours. In the tradition of Zen and the... Read More >>

Disaster Management for Libraries and Archives

Disaster Management for Libraries and Archives
Author: John Feather , Graham Matthews ISBN: 9780754609179 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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Us National Emergency Programs and Training Handbook

Us National Emergency Programs and Training Handbook...
Author: Usa Ibp ISBN: 9780739732212 Format: Paperback	$263.87
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Thoughts on Fire: Life Lessons of a Volunteer Firefighter

Thoughts on Fire: Life Lessons of a Volunteer Firefighter...
Author: Frank Bryce McCluskey, Dr, PhD , Dr Frank McCluskey ISBN: 9780595757909 Format: Hardback	$73.79
They can walk through fire. They would sacrifice their own lives to save yours. In the tradition of Zen and the... Read More >>

Unnatural Disasters: Case Studies of Human-Induced Environmental Catastrophes

Unnatural Disasters: Case Studies of Human-Induced Environmental...
Author: Angus M. Gunn ISBN: 9780313319990 Format: Hardback	$110.00
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Hurricane Camille

Hurricane Camille
Author: Philip D Hearn ISBN: 9781283707350 Format: Electronic book text	$165.00
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Last Man Out

Last Man Out
Author: Melissa Fay Greene ISBN: 9781299890152 Format: Electronic book text	$36.96
Greene discovered the records of the forgotten drama of the 1958 fatal journey of the miners of Springhill, Nova... Read More >>

Chaos Organization and Disaster Management

Chaos Organization and Disaster Management
Author: Alan Kirschenbaum , Jack Rabin (Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg, Middletown, USA) ISBN: 9780824747152 Format: Hardback	$273.00
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Gifts From America: The Remarkable Record of Aid and Assistance the United States Offers the World

Gifts From America: The Remarkable Record of Aid and...
Author: Cornelius Deasy ISBN: 9781410787958 Format: Hardback	$63.23
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At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters

At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and...
Author: Piers Blaikie , Terry Cannon ISBN: 9780415252164 Format: Paperback	$105.00
The term ""natural disaster'"" is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods.... Read More >>

At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters

At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and...
Author: Piers Blaikie , Terry Cannon ISBN: 9780415252157 Format: Hardback	$336.00
""At Risk"" argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed.... Read More >>

The Sphere Project Training Package: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response

The Sphere Project Training Package: Humanitarian Charter...
Author: The Sphere Project ISBN: 9780855985097 Format: Mixed media product	$126.72
The Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum standards in Disaster Response are a remarkable international initiative... Read More >>

Terrorism and Disaster: New Threats, New Ideas

Terrorism and Disaster: New Threats, New Ideas
Author: Lee Clarke , William R. Freudenburg ISBN: 9780762310432 Format: Hardback	$295.95
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The Sphere Handbook English: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response

The Sphere Handbook English: Humanitarian Charter and...
Author: The Sphere Project ISBN: 9789291390977 Format: Mixed media product	$50.16
The Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum standards in Disaster Response are a remarkable international initiative... Read More >>

Hurricanes

Hurricanes
Author: Mary Williams ISBN: 9780737714432 Format: Hardback	$88.97
An examination of hurricanes describes their characteristics and causes, hurricane disasters, and prediction and... Read More >>

In the Path of an Avalanche: A True Story

In the Path of an Avalanche: A True Story
Author: Vivien Bowers ISBN: 9781550545180 Format: Paperback	$42.11
On a clear, cold morning in January 1998, in the Selkirk Mountains of southeastern British Columbia, a massive avalanche... Read More >>

Assessing Federal Research and Development for Hazard Loss Reduction

Assessing Federal Research and Development for Hazard...
Author: Megan Abbott , Charles Meade ISBN: 9780833034427 Format: Paperback	$52.80
Using federal funds for natural hazards research more effectively. Read More >>

Omaha's Easter Tornado of 1913

Omaha's Easter Tornado of 1913
Author: Travis Sing ISBN: 9780738531847 Format: Paperback	$58.05
On Sunday, March 23, 1913, the burgeoning city of Omaha, Nebraska, fell victim to one of the worst tornado disasters... Read More >>

Flowers After the Funeral: Reflections on the Post 9/11 Digital Age

Flowers After the Funeral: Reflections on the Post 9/11...
Author: Richard J. Cox ISBN: 9780810848351 Format: Paperback	$63.95
In this series of four essays, Richard Cox explores the social and professional ramifications of 11th September... Read More >>

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