Search results for “[subject: disasters-disaster-relief]”

• Author(s): Richard A. Posner • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefHow should we respond to events that, for a variety of psychological and cultural reasons, we...

• Author(s): Pradyumna P. Karan | Shanmugam P. Subbiah • Publisher: University Press of Kentucky • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Kentucky • BISAC: World - GeneralOn December 26, 2004, a massive tsunami triggered by an underwater earthqua...

• Author(s): Winford International | Carl Halford • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster Relief

• Author(s): U. S. Government Accountability Office ( • Publisher: Bibliogov • Publisher Imprint: Bibliogov • BISAC: GeneralThe U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Con...

• Author(s): Fulvio Attina • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: International Relations - GeneralDisaster policies present a new challenge to the practitioners and students of global politics; this book explains ...

• Author(s): Eleyah Knight • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)My name is Alekz Londos. I am ...

• Author(s): Matthew Seeger • Publisher: Stanford Business Books • Publisher Imprint: Stanford Business Books • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefHow did you first hear about 9/11? What images come to mind when you think of Hurricane Katrina?...

• Author(s): Drolet Julie L. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefAbout the Book Social workers are increasingly engaged in supporting individuals and c...

• Author(s): Eric K. Noji • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: Health Care DeliveryIllustrated with examples from recent research in the field, this book summarizes the most pertinent and usef...

• Author(s): Salvatore J. Lagumina • Publisher: Teneo Press • Publisher Imprint: Teneo Press • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefThe earthquake that struck the Messina Straits on December 28, 1908, was Europe's most powerful catastrophe in mo...

• Author(s): Michal Lyons | Theo Schilderman • Publisher: Practical Action Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Practical Action Publishing • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefThe devastating impact of disasters on the world's population is on the...

• Author(s): Kevin M. Cahill • Publisher: Fordham University Press • Publisher Imprint: Fordham University Press • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefEarly Warning Systems: From Surveillance to Risk Assessment to Action Ted R. Gurr and Barbara...

• Author(s): Claire B. Rubin • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefAbout the Book The spate of disaster events ranging from major to catastrop...

• Author(s): U S Dept of State • Publisher: Bibliogov • Publisher Imprint: Bibliogov • BISAC: GeneralThe United States Department of State is the US equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries. The Department was crated in 1789 and wa...

• Author(s): Singh | Gaurav • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press • Subject: Engineering • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefWritten by a hazardous materials consultant with over 40 years of experience in emergency ...

• Author(s): Alessandra Cozzolino • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Springer • BISAC: Nonprofit Organizations & Charities - GeneralFrom the Back CoverFollowing the recent dramatic rise in both natural and man-made disasters, humanita...

• Author(s): Anthea Sanyasi • Publisher: ITDG Publishing • Publisher Imprint: ITDG Publishing • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefThe book draws together key international expertise and experience. It explains emergency planning, management a...

• Author(s): Rowntree | Gail A. • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefThis book takes the topic of aviation crisis and emergency management and walk...

• Author(s): Michael Decker • Publisher: Grin Verlag • Publisher Imprint: Grin Verlag • BISAC: Production & Operations ManagementBachelor Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 2,3,...

• Author(s): Federal Highway Administration • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefThe Emergency Relief for Federally Owned...

• Author(s): Gonzalo Lizarralde | Cassidy Johnson | Colin Davidson • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefDisasters are not natural. Natural events such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, et...

• Author(s): Anthony Jackson • Publisher: Lulu.com • Publisher Imprint: Lulu.com • BISAC: GeneralDisaster relief volunteers share their accounts of helping others.

• Author(s): Catherine Jones • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: GeneralFocusing on East Asia, this collection explores the paradox of functional regional cooperation in the areas of humanitarian assistance, ...

• Author(s): Industrial College of the Armed Forces • Publisher: Wildside Press • Publisher Imprint: Wildside Press • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefThe Industrial College of the Armed Forces was established to prepare selected officers of...

• Author(s): United States Government Accountability • Publisher: Bibliogov • Publisher Imprint: Bibliogov • BISAC: GeneralThe BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print...

• Author(s): Serwan M. J. Baban • Publisher: University of the West Indies Press • Publisher Imprint: University of the West Indies Press • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefLandslides and flooding in the Caribbean are destructive, endemic fo...

• Author(s): Tim A. Bartow • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefOn May 22, 2011, a massive multi-vortex EF5 tornado rippe...

• Author(s): U. S. Government Printing Office (Gpo) • Publisher: Bibliogov • Publisher Imprint: Bibliogov • BISAC: GeneralThe United States Government Printing Office (GPO) was created in June 1860, and is an agency of the U.S. federal government...

• Author(s): Rajesh Arora | Preeti Arora • Publisher: CABI • Publisher Imprint: CABI • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical ServicesAbout the Book Disaster management is an increasingly important ...

• Author(s): Gregory Button • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Left Coast Press • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefWhen disaster strikes, a ritual unfolds: a flood of experts, bureaucrats, and analysts rush to the scene; ...

• Author(s): K Bradley • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc • BISAC: GeneralRequest a FREE 30-day online trial to this title at www.sagepub.com/freetrial! This encyclopedia covers response to disasters aro...

• Author(s): Gregory Button • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Left Coast Press • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefWhen disaster strikes, a ritual unfolds: a flood of experts, bureaucrats, and analysts rush to the scene; ...

• Author(s): Taylor Buck • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefA Practical Handbook for Surviving the Collapse of... EverythingWhen the grid goes down, the system...

• Author(s): Asian Development Bank • Publisher: Asian Development Bank • Publisher Imprint: Asian Development Bank • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefDesigned to walk ADB staff through a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment simulation, this handb...

• Author(s): R. Tomasini • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: Strategic PlanningImagine planning an event like the Olympics. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, o...