Social impact of disasters books

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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest...
Author: Jon Krakauer ISBN: 9780679457527 Format: Hardback	$73.92
More than 250 previously unseen photographs complement the author's account of a fateful expedition to the summit... Read More >>

Disaster Planning and Recovery: A Guide for Facility Professionals

Disaster Planning and Recovery: A Guide for Facility...
Author: Alan M. Levitt ISBN: 9780471142058 Format: Hardback	$241.95
Hurricane Andrew, the Mississippi River floods, a fire in the basement of a high-rise office buildingdisasters cost... Read More >>

A Death-Dealing Famine: The Great Hunger in Ireland

A Death-Dealing Famine: The Great Hunger in Ireland...
Author: Prof. Christine Kinealy ISBN: 9780745310749 Format: Paperback	$54.95
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A Death-Dealing Famine: The Great Hunger in Ireland

A Death-Dealing Famine: The Great Hunger in Ireland...
Author: Prof. Christine Kinealy ISBN: 9780745310756 Format: Hardback	$234.96
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Disaster Recovery for Archives, Libraries and Records Management Systems in Australia and New Zealand

Disaster Recovery for Archives, Libraries and Records...
Author: Judith Doig ISBN: 9780949060358 Format: Paperback	$54.31
A book about disaster recovery for archivists, librarians and records managers which discusses the history of disaster... Read More >>

Mudflows: Experience and Lessons Learned from the Management of Major Disasters

Mudflows: Experience and Lessons Learned from the Management...
Author: United Nations ISBN: 9789211320206 Format: Paperback	$92.95
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Hurricanes: Climate and Socioeconomic Impacts

Hurricanes: Climate and Socioeconomic Impacts
Author: H.F. Diaz , R.S. Pulwarty (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA) ISBN: 9783540620785 Format: Hardback	$263.87
This volume examines the socioeconomic impacts of hurricanes. It should be of interest to climatologists and meteorologists... Read More >>

Regions of Risk: A Geographical Introduction to Disasters

Regions of Risk: A Geographical Introduction to Disasters...
Author: Kenneth Hewitt ISBN: 9780582210059 Format: Paperback	$131.00
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Research on Social Work and Disasters

Research on Social Work and Disasters
Author: Calvin Streeter , Susan A Murty ISBN: 9780789000286 Format: Hardback	$252.00
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Research on Social Work and Disasters

Research on Social Work and Disasters
Author: Calvin Streeter , Susan A Murty ISBN: 9780789003034 Format: Paperback	$69.99
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The Public Health Consequences of Disasters

The Public Health Consequences of Disasters
Author: Eric K. Noji (Chief of the International Emergency & Refugee Health Unit, Chief of the International Emergency & Refugee Health Unit, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ISBN: 9780195095708 Format: Hardback	$286.00
This book summarizes the most recent and useful information about the impact of natural and man-made disasters on... Read More >>

Health, Nutrition and Population

Health, Nutrition and Population
Author: World Bank ISBN: 9780821340400 Format: Paperback	$34.95
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World in Crisis: Populations in Danger at the End of the 20th Century

World in Crisis: Populations in Danger at the End of...
Author: Médicins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders ISBN: 9780415153782 Format: Paperback	$120.00
Highlights what can be done to alleviate human suffering in the future. The book concludes with reports from the... Read More >>

The Public Health Consequences of Disasters

The Public Health Consequences of Disasters
Author: Eric K Noji ISBN: 9786610527977 Format: Electronic book text	$262.68
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Doomsday Asteroid: Can We Survive?

Doomsday Asteroid: Can We Survive?
Author: Donald W. Cox , James H. Chestek ISBN: 9781573920667 Format: Hardback	$81.84
Sixty-five million years ago, a gigantic asteroid collided with Earth. The resulting dust clouds and fire storm... Read More >>

Role Of Science In The Third Millennium, The - Proceedings Of The International Seminar On Nuclear War And Planetary Emergencies - 20th Session

Role Of Science In The Third Millennium, The - Proceedings...
Author: Antonino Zichichi (European Physical Society, Geneva, Switzerland) , Klaus Goebel (Cern, Switzerland) ISBN: 9789810228385 Format: Hardback	$216.48
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The End of Hidden Ireland: Rebellion, Famine, and Emigration

The End of Hidden Ireland: Rebellion, Famine, and Emigration...
Author: Robert James Scally (Professor of History and Director of the Glucksman Ireland House, Professor of History and Director of the Glucksman Ireland House, New York University) ISBN: 9780195106596 Format: Paperback	$70.95
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The Surrey Weather Book: A Century of Storms, Floods and Freezes

The Surrey Weather Book: A Century of Storms, Floods...
Author: Ian Currie , Mark Davison ISBN: 9780951671061 Format: Paperback	$25.85
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The Irish Famine: A Documentary History

The Irish Famine: A Documentary History
Author: Noel Kissane ISBN: 9780907328247 Format: Paperback	$65.87
This sourcebook focuses on the complex subject of the Irish Famine. It contains newspaper articles, parliamentary... Read More >>

When the Waters Recede: Rescue and Recovery During the Great Flood

When the Waters Recede: Rescue and Recovery During the...
Author: Dan Guillory , Leslie Tanner Guillory ISBN: 9780935153163 Format: Paperback	$47.49
Personal essays recount the desperate struggle of families and communities to save their homes and a way of life... Read More >>

Development Among Africa's Migratory Pastoralists

Development Among Africa's Migratory Pastoralists
Author: Aggrey Majok , Calvin W Schwabe ISBN: 9780897894777 Format: Hardback	$348.35
The prominent problem of migratory pastoralists in Africa has been the inability of involved persons within diverse... Read More >>

Land-Based and Marine Hazards: Scientific and Management Issues

Land-Based and Marine Hazards: Scientific and Management...
Author: Mohammed I. El-Sabh , Srinivasan Venkatesh ISBN: 9780792340645 Format: Hardback	$422.40
More than 250 scientists, engineers and government officials from 20 countries met for the purpose of engaging... Read More >>

Calamity and Reform in China: State, Rural Society, and Institutional Change Since the Great Leap Famine

Calamity and Reform in China: State, Rural Society,...
Author: Dali L. Yang ISBN: 9780804725576 Format: Hardback	$122.95
Despite being the worst famine in human history, the Great Leap Famine has received scant scholarly attention. In... Read More >>

Exploring Risk Communication

Exploring Risk Communication
Author: J.M. Gutteling , O. Wiegman ISBN: 9780792340652 Format: Hardback	$419.76
Exploring Risk Communication provides a review of current research in risk communication, focusing on perceived... Read More >>

Reducing Risk: Participatory Learning Activities for Disaster Mitigation in Southern Africa

Reducing Risk: Participatory Learning Activities for...
Author: Astrid von Kotze , Ailsa Holloway ISBN: 9780855983475 Format: Paperback	$87.12
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