Social impact of disasters books

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DISASTERS AND DEMOCRAY: THE POLITICS OF EXTREME NA

DISASTERS AND DEMOCRAY: THE POLITICS OF EXTREME NA
Author: Rutherford H. Platt ISBN: 9781559636964 Format: Book	$95.99
"In recent years, the number of presidential declarations of ""major disasters"" has skyrocketed. Such declarations... Read More >>

The Sociological Imagination

The Sociological Imagination
Author: C. Wright Mills (late Professor of Social, late Professor of Social, Columbia University) , Amitai Etzioni ISBN: 9780195133738 Format: Paperback	$44.95
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Development in Disaster-Prone Places: Studies of vulnerability

Development in Disaster-Prone Places: Studies of vulnerability...
Author: James Lewis ISBN: 9781853394720 Format: Paperback	$46.45
This book addresses the long-overdue imbalance in disaster management: an over-emphasis on post-disaster assistance... Read More >>

Decade of Disaster

Decade of Disaster
Author: Ann Larabee ISBN: 9780252068201 Format: Paperback	$60.99
Focusing on the disasters of the 1980s, this book examines how culture is reconstructed after disaster through victims'... Read More >>

Droughts: A Global Assesment

Droughts: A Global Assesment
Author: Donald A. Wilhite ISBN: 9780415168335 Format: Mixed media product	$995.00
Including a range of case studies covering the most drought-prone and most affected countries, the contributors... Read More >>

Story of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane

Story of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane
Author: Nathan Green , Nathan C. Green ISBN: 9781565547674 Format: Hardback	$65.87
One hundred years after the hurricane of 1900 devastated Galveston, Texas, it remains the one of the most deadly... Read More >>

Danger Stalks the Land: Alaskan Tales of Death and Survival

Danger Stalks the Land: Alaskan Tales of Death and Survival...
Author: Larry Kaniut ISBN: 9780312241209 Format: Paperback	$37.40
Alaska is like no other state and few countries; men experience greater risk in her arms. This one-of-a-kind anthology... Read More >>

Mass Fatality and Casualty Incidents: A Field Guide

Mass Fatality and Casualty Incidents: A Field Guide...
Author: Robert A. Jensen (Kenyon International Emergency Services, Houston, Texas, USA) ISBN: 9780849312953 Format: Paperback	$189.00
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Imagining the Modern City

Imagining the Modern City
Author: James Donald ISBN: 9780816635559 Format: Paperback	$46.95
Paris, Berlin, London, Singapore, New York, Chicago, Los Angelesthese define 'the city' in the world's consciousness.... Read More >>

The Angry Earth: Disaster in Anthropological Perspective

The Angry Earth: Disaster in Anthropological Perspective...
Author: Anthony Oliver-Smith , Susanna Hoffman ISBN: 9780415919869 Format: Hardback	$330.00
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Mathematics Of Natural Catastrophes, The

Mathematics Of Natural Catastrophes, The
Author: Gordon Woo (Risk Management Solutions, Usa) ISBN: 9781860941825 Format: Hardback	$245.81
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The Angry Earth: Disaster in Anthropological Perspective

The Angry Earth: Disaster in Anthropological Perspective...
Author: Anthony Oliver-Smith , Susanna Hoffman ISBN: 9780415919876 Format: Paperback	$121.31
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The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards: Implications For Risk Assessment And Mitigation

The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards: Implications For...
Author: Economics, and the Environment The H. John Heinz III Center for Science , Gilbert F. White ISBN: 9781559637565 Format: Paperback	$79.20
Presents the findings of a two-year study to help develop new strategies to identify and reduce the costs of weather-related... Read More >>

A Framework for Survival: Health, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Assistance in Conflicts and Disasters

A Framework for Survival: Health, Human Rights, and...
Author: Kevin M. Cahill , Kevin M. Cahill ISBN: 9780415922340 Format: Hardback	$336.00
An assessment of the moral, legal and political dilemmas and consequences of humanitarian assistance. Read More >>

Shared Risk: Complex Systems in Seismic Response

Shared Risk: Complex Systems in Seismic Response
Author: Louise K. Comfort ISBN: 9780080432113 Format: Hardback	$350.95
Shared Risk is an unparalleled study of how communities at risk respond to major hazards. This book explores the... Read More >>

Response to Disaster: Psychosocial, Community, and Ecological Approaches

Response to Disaster: Psychosocial, Community, and Ecological...
Author: Richard Gist , Bernard Lubin ISBN: 9780876309995 Format: Paperback	$94.99
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Response to Disaster: Psychosocial, Community, and Ecological Approaches

Response to Disaster: Psychosocial, Community, and Ecological...
Author: Richard Gist , Bernard Lubin ISBN: 9780876309988 Format: Hardback	$252.00
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Isaac’s Storm: The Drowning of Galveston, 8 September 1900

Isaac’s Storm: The Drowning of Galveston, 8 September...
Author: Erik Larson ISBN: 9781841152813 Format: Paperback	$25.85
Galveston, Texas, 1900. Reports of a storm in the Gulf of Mexico are relayed to Isaac Cline, chief observer of the... Read More >>

Managing Disaster Risk in Mexico: Market Incentives for Mitigation Investment

Managing Disaster Risk in Mexico: Market Incentives...
Author: World Bank , Alcira Kreimer ISBN: 9780821344910 Format: Hardback	$34.95
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A Framework for Survival: Health, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Assistance in Conflicts and Disasters

A Framework for Survival: Health, Human Rights, and...
Author: Kevin M. Cahill , Kevin M. Cahill ISBN: 9780415922357 Format: Paperback	$92.99
An international team of experts offer an assessment of the moral, legal and political dilemmas and consequences... Read More >>

Handbook on Natural Disaster Reduction in Tourist Areas

Handbook on Natural Disaster Reduction in Tourist Areas...
Author: World Tourism Organization ISBN: 9789284402397 Format: Paperback	$72.45
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Hurricanes of the North Atlantic: Climate and Society

Hurricanes of the North Atlantic: Climate and Society...
Author: James B. Elsner (Associate Professor of Meteorology, Associate Professor of Meteorology, Florida State University, USA) , A. Birol Kara (United States Naval Research Laboratory, Army Ammunization Plant, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Army Ammunization Plant, NASA Stennis Space Center, USA) ISBN: 9780195125085 Format: Hardback	$266.00
An applied climatology of North Atlantic hurricanes. It discusses the climatology of tropical cyclones in general... Read More >>

Living with Drought: Drought Mitigation for Sustainable Livelihoods

Living with Drought: Drought Mitigation for Sustainable...
Author: Astrid von Kotze , Ailsa Holloway ISBN: 9781853394706 Format: Mixed media product	$94.91
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Living with the Unexpected: Linking Disaster Recovery to Sustainable Development in Montserrat

Living with the Unexpected: Linking Disaster Recovery...
Author: A.K. Possekel , I. Adams ISBN: 9783540657095 Format: Hardback	$498.96
This study deals with complexity and uncertainty, focusing on methods that enable communities to cope with natural... Read More >>

Famine, Conflict and Response

Famine, Conflict and Response
Author: Frederick Cuny , Richard B Hill ISBN: 9781565490901 Format: Paperback	$34.95
Prior to disappearing in Chechnya in 1995, veteran relief worker Cuny completed this guide to understanding the... Read More >>

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