Search results for “[Subject: disaster]”

• Author(s): Seth R. Reice • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)Floods, fires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes--we a...

• Author(s): Christina J. Easley • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefHelp disaster survivors recover after storms of lov...

• Author(s): William B. Meyer | Meyer William B. • Publisher: Cambridge University Press • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press • BISAC: Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)At a level accessible to the educated lay ...

• Author(s): Xinzheng Lu • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Construction - Heating, Ventilation & Air ConditioningFrom the Back CoverBased on more than 12 years of systematic investigation on earthquake disaster simu...

• Author(s): Patrick S. Roberts • Publisher: Cambridge University Press • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press • BISAC: American Government - GeneralDisasters and the American State offers a thesis about the trajectory of federal governm...

• Author(s): A. S. Unnikrishnan • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Natural DisastersFrom the Back CoverThis book presents the challenges of developing countries to understand and manage the risks of extreme natural event...

• Author(s): Angela Antipova | Andrew Curtis • Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K. • Publisher Imprint: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K. • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeographyAnecdotal accounts and media stories about poor birth outcomes following a m...

• Author(s): Oliver Lancaster • Publisher: Oliver Lancaster • Publisher Imprint: Oliver Lancaster • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster Relief"The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of 2010: A Disaster Unveiled" is an insightful and comprehensive account of...

• Author(s): Jamie McGuire • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd • Publisher Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd

• Author(s): Col Robert B. Lim • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Surgery - GeneralFrom the Back CoverThe lessons from this book help surgeons prepare for emergency events that require disaster preparedness usually handl...

• Author(s): Federal Emergency Management Agency • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefThe Extension Agent's Handbook for ...

• Author(s): Anna Lukasiewicz • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: Sociology - GeneralPart 1: Introduction.- The emerging imperative of disaster justice.- Implications of climate change for future disasters.- Par...

• Author(s): Andrea JANKU • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: World - GeneralGrowing concerns about climate change and the increasing occurrence of ever more devastating natural disasters in some parts of the...

• Author(s): James Halpern • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Psychotherapy - CounselingDisaster Mental Health Case Studies is a riveting collection of case studies by master clinicians that reveal how disas...

• Author(s): P. J. May • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Life Sciences - EcologyFederal disaster policy is an important but overlooked aspect of federal action that has provided a rich arena for pursuing our more genera...

• Author(s): James S. Shepherd-Barron • Publisher: Kissyfish Books • Publisher Imprint: Kissyfish Books • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefAbsolute Disaster explores ninety-nine commonly held misconceptions about natural disasters, and answe...

• Author(s): Brian Hicks • Publisher: Consumer Publications, LLC • Publisher Imprint: Consumer Publications, LLC • BISAC: Cultural HeritageIn December 1975, Charleston voters elected a young attorney and former state lawmaker as the city's new ma...

• Author(s): Arlene W. Keeling | Barbra Mann Wall • Publisher: Springer Publishing Company • Publisher Imprint: Springer Publishing Company • BISAC: Nursing - Social, Ethical & Legal IssuesThis timely volume describes and analyzes the nursing...

• Author(s): Richard Seymour • Publisher: Verso • Publisher Imprint: Verso • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Fascism & TotalitarianismLiberal civilisation is in crisis - now is a time of monsters. While the spotlight often shines on the actions...

• Author(s): Tamara Leigh Hollingsworth • Publisher: Teacher Created Materials • Publisher Imprint: Teacher Created Materials • BISAC: Science & Nature - DisastersThe world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, ts...

• Author(s): Lee Wilkins • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Media StudiesThis book provides an introduction to covering crises, considering practice issues and providing guidance in preparing for and respond...

• Author(s): Joanne Mattern • Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore • Publisher Imprint: Sourcebooks Explore • BISAC: Science & Nature - DisastersAction-packed true stories of the biggest disasters in history - perfect for fans of the I Survived ser...

• Author(s): M. S. Vijayaraghavan MD • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: GeneralEvery life is precious. Disasters come in many forms, shapes and sizes,...

• Author(s): Ronald J. Daniels • Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press • Publisher Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefNamed one of Planetizen's Top 10 Books of 2006 Hurricane Katrina not only d...

• Author(s): Marty Augustine • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefPatrol level public safety officers rarely receive trai...

• Author(s): Peter Read • Publisher: Cambridge University Press • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press • BISAC: Mental HealthThis book examines what it means to lose a place forever and why we return, and keep on returning, to these plac...

• Author(s): Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Earth Sciences - HydrologyThis special volume contains a selection of papers that were presented as part of the Seventh International Symposium o...

• Author(s): Jonathan Boulter • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press • Publisher Imprint: Edinburgh University Press • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, WelshBlanchot, Ecology and Contemporary Fiction: The Thought of the Disaster delves into Maur...

• Author(s): Peddada Jagadeeswara Rao • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Earth Sciences - Meteorology & ClimatologyFrom the Back CoverThe natural disasters are the killer agents which can/can't be predicted even thou...

• Author(s): Damon Coppola • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann • Publisher Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann • BISAC: Natural DisastersDisaster management is a vibrant and growing field, driven by government spending in the wake of terrorist attacks ...

• Author(s): David Alexander • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefAs interest in planning for emergencies and disasters burgeons, and educational and training pr...

• Author(s): Seth Stein • Publisher: Columbia University Press • Publisher Imprint: Columbia University Press • BISAC: Earth Sciences - Seismology & VolcanismIn the winter of 1811-12, a series of large earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zo...

• Author(s): Jeannie Haubert • Publisher: Lexington Books • Publisher Imprint: Lexington Books • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefWritten by scholars who experienced Hurricane Katrina first-hand, this book analyzes issues that are still impa...

• Author(s): Emmanouil Pikoulis • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Surgery - GeneralFrom the Back CoverThe number of natural and man-made disasters has risen dramatically over the last decade. Natural disasters, industri...

• Author(s): David Ellis Heyman • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: GeneralMany of history's greatest disasters were caused by simple communications mi...