Social impact of disasters books

Summarizes the basic principles to be considered in the planning and implementation of community-based building...  Read More >>

It examines, for the first time, the role of early warning information in decision-making processes, particularly...  Read More >>

Drawing on memoirs, private correspondences and other sources, this book examines the aftermath of the Great Chicago...  Read More >>

Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness and Response brings together, for the first time, information on the activity...  Read More >>

This book is based on the authors' views and experiences as fieldworkers in situations of food insecurity and famine,...  Read More >>

Emergency management has become a vital profession, better able to meet ever-increasing public demands, better able...  Read More >>

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Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Budapest, Hungary, April 26--May 7, 1994  Read More >>

Provides comments on technical issues, including a review report - American River Watershed Investigation , and...  Read More >>

Explores the causes and effects of 35 recent man-made disasters and their related casualties. Failures in aircraft,...  Read More >>

Writing the Famine examines literary texts by writers such as William Carleton, Anthony Trollope, James Clarence...  Read More >>

An examination of governmental performance during natural disaster situations. It seeks to explain why some governmental...  Read More >>

"""The great strength of this collection is its interdisciplinary scope....the editors and publishers are to be...  Read More >>

The great strength of this collection is its interdisciplinary scope....the editors and publishers are to be complimented...  Read More >>

An examination of governmental performance during natural disaster situations. It seeks to explain why some governmental...  Read More >>

In September 19, 1985, a powerful earthquake hit Mexico City in the early morning hours. Written by a Mexican journalist,...  Read More >>

A comprehensive analysis of the effect of the Chernobyl disaster on natural ecosystems, agro-ecosystems, human ecology,...  Read More >>

The 16 contributions to Geographical Information Systems in Assessing Natural Hazards report on GIS investigations...  Read More >>

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The international group of sociological and nutritional scientists in this volume represent the research that has...  Read More >>

Deals with prevention, preparedness, response and recovery, which are the key components of emergency planning....  Read More >>

The Report provides up-to-date information and analysis of humanitarian disasters around the world. It also provides...  Read More >>

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