Social impact of disasters books

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Mount Rainier: Active Cascade Volcano

Mount Rainier: Active Cascade Volcano
Author: National Research Council , Division on Earth and Life Studies ISBN: 9780309050838 Format: Paperback	$84.48
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Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake

Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake
Author: National Research Council , Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ISBN: 9780309050302 Format: Paperback	$118.67
Reviews research on the Loma Prieta quake and draws from it's practical lessons that can be applied to other earthquake-prone... Read More >>

Hurricane Hugo, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Charleston, South Carolina, September 17-22, 1989

Hurricane Hugo, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and...
Author: Board on Natural Disasters , Committee on Natural Disasters ISBN: 9780309044752 Format: Paperback	$168.19
Provides an account of the 1989 Hurricane Hugo for historical purposes, evaluates the physical phenomena involved... Read More >>

Organizing, Role Enactment and Disaster: A Structural Theory

Organizing, Role Enactment and Disaster: A Structural...
Author: Jennifer T. Mooney , etc. ISBN: 9780874134681 Format: Hardback	$81.51
The authors construct a formal theory of organizing and role enactment during the emergency period of disaster.... Read More >>

Food and Population in a Northeast Thai Village

Food and Population in a Northeast Thai Village
Author: Hayao Fukui ISBN: 9780824815714 Format: Paperback	$84.48
""Food and Population in a Northeast Thai Village is a remarkably thorough baseline study of the interrelationship... Read More >>

Food and Population in a Northeast Thai Village

Food and Population in a Northeast Thai Village
Author: Hayao Fukui ISBN: 9780824815189 Format: Hardback	$132.00
""Food and Population in a Northeast Thai Village is a remarkably thorough baseline study of the interrelationship... Read More >>

Disaster Planning, Structural Assessment, Demolition and Recycling

Disaster Planning, Structural Assessment, Demolition...
Author: E.K. Lauritzen , C. de Pauw ISBN: 9780419191902 Format: Hardback	$957.37
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Complexity in Urban Crisis Management: Amsterdam's Response to the Bijlmer Air Disaster

Complexity in Urban Crisis Management: Amsterdam's Response...
Author: U. Rosenthal , et al ISBN: 9781873936344 Format: Paperback	$79.99
A minute-by-minute account, analysis and evaluation of how local authorities responded when a major air crash destroyed... Read More >>

The AIDS Pandemic: Social Perspectives

The AIDS Pandemic: Social Perspectives
Author: Yole G. Sills ISBN: 9780313286063 Format: Hardback	$140.00
This book provides an overview of the social, economic, and political impact of AIDS around the world. Special attention... Read More >>

The World Food Problem

The World Food Problem
Author: David Grigg ISBN: 9780631176336 Format: Paperback	$103.95
The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Second edition of a clasic text, completely revised... Read More >>

Community Reconstruction After an Earthquake: Dialectical Sociology in Action

Community Reconstruction After an Earthquake: Dialectical...
Author: Ino Rossi ISBN: 9780275946029 Format: Hardback	$140.00
Rossi develops a theory of the roles of action (social actor) and structure (sociopolitical resources, cultural... Read More >>

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters
Author: D.E. Alexander ISBN: 9780412047510 Format: Paperback	$205.79
Here is a comprehensive overview of the geophysical, technological, and social aspects of natural disasters. The... Read More >>

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters
Author: D.E. Alexander ISBN: 9780412047411 Format: Hardback	$352.95
Here is a comprehensive overview of the geophysical, technological, and social aspects of natural disasters. The... Read More >>

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters
Author: David C. Alexander , David Alexander ISBN: 9781857280944 Format: Paperback	$242.00
As a well balanced and fully illustrated introductory text, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the physical,... Read More >>

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters
Author: David Alexander (University of Massachusetts) , Department of Geology and Geography David Alexander Associate Professor ISBN: 9781857280937 Format: Hardback	$712.80
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History and Hunger in West Africa: Food Production and Entitlement in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde

History and Hunger in West Africa: Food Production and...
Author: Laura Bigman ISBN: 9780313267468 Format: Hardback	$131.00
Analyses the contemporary food crisis in Africa from an historical perspective, using two West African case studies.... Read More >>

The Visible Poor: Homelessness in the United States

The Visible Poor: Homelessness in the United States...
Author: Blau ISBN: 9780195083538 Format: Paperback	$43.95
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Drought Assessment, Management, and Planning: Theory and Case Studies: Theory and Case Studies

Drought Assessment, Management, and Planning: Theory...
Author: Donald A. Wilhite ISBN: 9780792393375 Format: Hardback	$578.16
Africa has suffered the most dramatic impacts from drought during the past several decades the recent droughts... Read More >>

Disaster and After: Social Work in the Aftermath of Disaster

Disaster and After: Social Work in the Aftermath of...
Author: Tim Newburn ISBN: 9781853021701 Format: Paperback	$92.27
Presents the results of a major research project to examine the response of the social services and other care... Read More >>

Emergency Relief System Design Using DIERS Technology: The Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems (DIERS) Project Manual

Emergency Relief System Design Using DIERS Technology:...
Author: H. G. Fisher , H. S. Forrest ISBN: 9780816905683 Format: Hardback	$555.95
This comprehensive sourcebook brings together a wealth of information on methods that can be used to safely size... Read More >>

Political Economy of Large Natural Disasters: With Special Reference to Developing Countries

Political Economy of Large Natural Disasters: With Special...
Author: J. M. Albala-Bertrand (Lecturer in Economics, Lecturer in Economics, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London) ISBN: 9780198287650 Format: Hardback	$215.95
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The Social Impact of AIDS in the United States

The Social Impact of AIDS in the United States
Author: National Research Council , Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ISBN: 9780309046282 Format: Hardback	$105.47
Addresses issues in the public debate over AIDS. This book explores how AIDS has affected fundamental policies and... Read More >>

Escape from Violence: Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the Developing World

Escape from Violence: Conflict and the Refugee Crisis...
Author: Aristide R. Zolberg (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, New School for Social Research, New York) , Astri Suhrke (Professor of International Relations, Professor of International Relations, American University, Washington DC) ISBN: 9780195079166 Format: Paperback	$91.95
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Neopatriarchy: A Theory of Distorted Change in Arab Society

Neopatriarchy: A Theory of Distorted Change in Arab...
Author: Hisham Sharabi (Professor of Intellectual History, Professor of Intellectual History, Georgetown University) ISBN: 9780195079135 Format: Paperback	$80.25
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Comprehensive Approach to Earthquake Disaster Mitigation

Comprehensive Approach to Earthquake Disaster Mitigation...
Author: Andreas Vogel , Oktay Erguenay ISBN: 9783528065577 Format: Paperback	$184.77
This volume contains contribution ranges for a comprehensive concept, which in a multidisciplinary approach, spectrum... Read More >>

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