Search results for “[Subject: disaster]”

• Author(s): Rhiannon Firth • Publisher: Pluto Press (UK) • Publisher Imprint: Pluto Press (UK) • BISAC: Natural DisastersAs disasters become more commonplace, we need to think of alternatives for relief. 'Commendable - a book that prepares us t...

• Author(s): Patrick Leon Abbott • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Education

• Author(s): Christopher Baber • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefThe ways in which organizations make use of information available to them to make decisions and manage activit...

• Author(s): Deborah S. Adelman | Timothy J. Legg • Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers • Publisher Imprint: Jones & Bartlett Publishers • BISAC: Nursing - Home & Community CareDisaster Nursing: A Handbook for Practice covers all a...

• Author(s): A. Nuno Martins • Publisher: Elsevier • Publisher Imprint: Elsevier • BISAC: Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)Enhancing Disaster Preparedness: From Humanitarian Architecture to Community Resilience relates to...

• Author(s): Makayla Brooke • Publisher: Archway Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Archway Publishing • BISAC: GeneralIf you knew what went on in my mind, I wonder if you'd lose yours too. It took a long time for Makayla Brooke to understand that ...

• Author(s): Tomoya Shibayama • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press • BISAC: Civil - EarthquakeThis collection covers essential concepts in the management of coastal disasters, outlining several field surveys of such ev...

• Author(s): Sreevalsa Kolathayar • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Earth Sciences - Meteorology & ClimatologyFrom the Back CoverThe book is a comprehensive volume on multi-hazards and their management for a sustain...

• Author(s): Xinzheng Lu • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Construction - Heating, Ventilation & Air ConditioningFrom the Back CoverThe first edition of this monograph, presenting accurate and efficient simulations ...

• Author(s): Frederick J. Stoddard | Anand Pandya | Craig L. Katz • Publisher: Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry • Publisher Imprint: Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry • BISAC: Psychiatry - GeneralExperts in disaster psychiatry from t...

• Author(s): Miki Valentine • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Aviation - GeneralThe "The Disaster Volume 2" delve into some of the most notorious and significant air disasters in history. W...

• Author(s): Phong Tran | Rajib Shaw • Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Emerald Group Publishing • BISAC: Environmental Conservation & Protection - GeneralDisaster management has historically focused on reactive approa...

• Author(s): United States Government Accountability • Publisher: Scholar's Choice • Publisher Imprint: Scholar's Choice • BISAC: General This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of ...

• Author(s): Janice L. McCann • Publisher: Resolution Press • Publisher Imprint: Resolution Press • BISAC: GeneralExperts agree everyone will have to confront at least one type of natural or man-made disaster in their lifetime. This "one book fit...

• Author(s): Scott D. Sagan | Edward D. Blandford • Publisher: Stanford Security Studies • Publisher Imprint: Stanford Security Studies • BISAC: Power Resources - NuclearThis book--the culmination of a truly collaborative international and highly...

• Author(s): Bruce M. Owen • Publisher: Quorum Books • Publisher Imprint: Quorum Books • BISAC: Industries - GeneralThe Economics of a Disaster represents a major contribution to the understanding of the economics of liability and damages. It is ...

• Author(s): Samantha Montano • Publisher: Park Row • Publisher Imprint: Park Row • BISAC: Environmentalists & NaturalistsNamed a Best Book of the Year by USA TODAY and NPR's Science Friday Part memoir, part expert analysis, Disasterology is ...

• Author(s): Paul Darby | Martin Johnes | Gavin Mellor • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: SoccerThe word disaster is much used in the world of soccer - conceding a penalty, a sending off, an untimely defeat. Comparing ...

• Author(s): Graham Matthews | Yvonne Smith • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Library & Information Science - GeneralThis important book assesses the current state of disaster management in archives, libraries and...

• Author(s): Dorothea Hilhorst • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Development - Economic DevelopmentHumanitarian crises - resulting from conflict, natural disaster or political collapse - are usually perceiv...

• Author(s): Kamal Khalaf • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefChernobyl: The Worst Nuclear Disaster in History On April 26, 1986, at 1:23 AM, Reactor 4 at the C...

• Author(s): Suzanne Lacasse | Luciano Picarelli • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Civil - Soil & RockMany countries are increasingly threatened by major landslide d...

• Author(s): June Carolyn Erlick • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: GeneralNatural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean: Coping with Calamity explores the relationship between natural disasters and c...

• Author(s): Federal Emergency Management Agency • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefFEMA initiated this project in Sept...

• Author(s): Emy Nelson Decker | Jennifer A. Townes • Publisher: Information Science Reference • Publisher Imprint: Information Science Reference • BISAC: Library & Information Science - Administration & ManagementSpecial interest in topi...

• Author(s): Bimal Kanti Paul • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Natural DisastersThis book conducts a systematic inquiry into the tragic deaths caused by natural disasters at different geographic scales. It...

• Author(s): Phillip Drake • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Cultural & Ethnic Studies - GeneralNamed after Lapindo Brantas, a gas exploration company that was drilling at the eruption site, the Lapindo...

• Author(s): Heriberta Castanos • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: GeneralFrom the Back CoverThis book is an attempt to demonstrate the analytical power of the holistic approach for understanding disasters. Six major ear...

• Author(s): Jr. Ahearn Frederick L. | Raquel E. Cohen | Gerald L. Klerman • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press • BISAC: Psychopathology - GeneralThis innovative and much needed handbook ...

• Author(s): Bimal Kanti Paul | Luke Juran • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefThe Routledge Handbook of Disaster Response and Recovery covers the two post-disaster stages of the disaster ...

• Author(s): Eyal Weizman | Ines Weizman | Marie Glassl • Publisher: Diaphanes • Publisher Imprint: Diaphanes • BISAC: GeneralA study of the history of before-and-after images of catastrophes, bombed-out cities, and large-scale political transfor...

• Author(s): Qamar Ali | Muhammad Tariq Iqbal Khan • Publisher: Igi Global Scientific Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Igi Global Scientific Publishing • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefNatural disasters, whether triggered by environmental f...

• Author(s): Renu Dhupper • Publisher: Edizioni Sapienza • Publisher Imprint: Edizioni Sapienza • BISAC: Management - GeneralLa gestione delle catastrofi deve essere un approccio multidisciplinare e proattivo. La "migliore" catastrofe � quella pe...

• Author(s): Michael S. Twinchek • Publisher: Mtwinchek • Publisher Imprint: Mtwinchek • BISAC: Health & SafetyA Compilation of Compilation of Selected Emergency Management Related LawsThis new volume brings together the cornerstone statutes ...

• Author(s): Jeannie Haubert | Elizabeth Fussell | Timothy J. Haney • Publisher: Lexington Books • Publisher Imprint: Lexington Books • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefWritten by scholars who experienced Hurricane Katrina first-hand, this b...

• Author(s): Anthony D. Fredericks • Publisher: Teacher Ideas Press(NH) • Publisher Imprint: Teacher Ideas Press(NH) • BISAC: Teaching - Subjects - Reading & PhonicsNatural disasters enthrall with their potency, might, and devastation. Tap in...