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Hardcover. Deals with the topic of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR). This book provides an overview of the subject and looks at the role of governments, NGOs, academics and corporate sectors in community based disaster risk reduction. It examines experiences from Asian and African countries. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857248671
ISBN
9780857248671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.80

Hardback. This book analyzes the role of local responses to natural disasters and conflict. Key issues such as the relationship between local and external knowledge in addressing disasters, the relevance of institutional and policy frameworks for community-based disaster response and the role of social capital and collective action are also addressed. Editor(s): Neef, Andreas; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781908204
ISBN
9781781908204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.86

Hardcover. Editor(s): Donlon, Rachael A. Num Pages: 199 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616689988
ISBN
9781616689988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.77
€ 156.76

Hardcover. Offers an informative introduction to the subject of disaster risk reduction education and highlights key places of education such as family, community, school, and higher education. This book describes and demonstrates different aspects of education in an easy-to-understand form with academic research and practical field experiences. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Shiwaku, Koichi; Takeuchi, Yukiko. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 175 pages, Illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
175
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857247377
ISBN
9780857247377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.52

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319526843
ISBN
9783319526843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 22.84

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPR; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636528
ISBN
9780691636528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.37

Hardback. Series: Springer Geophysics. Num Pages: 513 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 125 colour illustrations, 9 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PDE; PHV; PHVG; RNR; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 954.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319166032
ISBN
9783319166032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.82

Paperback. A new edition of Peter Francis's highly respected text, reflecting new research findings and new eruptions. Preserving the immense clarity and engaging humour of the first edition including a new chapter on hazards and risk mitigation. Num Pages: 536 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
534
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199254699
ISBN
9780199254699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 245.75

Hardback. Editor(s): Payton, Madeline. Num Pages: 143 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSD; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631178863
ISBN
9781631178863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.92
€ 132.34

Paperback. The acclaimed New York Times and IndieBound bestseller: "Farmer's passionate book bring(s) Haiti's appalling tragedy back to the world's attention" --Foreign Affairs Num Pages: 480 pages, 8-pp. B/W photo insert on text. BIC Classification: JKSR; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610390989
ISBN
9781610390989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 color illus. 2 halftones. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: RNKH1; RNP; RNR; RNT; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176024
ISBN
9780691176024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Hardcover. Editor(s): Merganthal, Paul B. Num Pages: 141 pages, tables, charts & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 9. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606923559
ISBN
9781606923559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.47
€ 80.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
ISTE Press Ltd - Elsevier Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785481963
ISBN
9781785481963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 67.12

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
World Health Organization Switzerland
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9789275115756
ISBN
9789275115756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.69

Paperback. A Global Catastrophic Risk is one that has the potential to inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale. This book focuses on such risks arising from natural catastrophes (Earth-based or beyond), nuclear war, terrorism, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and social collapse. Editor(s): Bostrom, Nick; Cirkovic, Milan M. Num Pages: 576 pages, Tables and figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; PDZ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199606504
ISBN
9780199606504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.72

Hardcover. SYNER-G: Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Complex Urban, Utility, Lifeline Systems and Critical Facilities Editor(s): Pitilakis, K.; Franchin, Paolo; Khazai, B.; Wenzel, H. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 410 pages, 103 black & white illustrations, 91 colour illustrations, 47 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401788342
ISBN
9789401788342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.02

Hardcover. When a natural hazard strikes a city, many people are vulnerable. This book explores what city-dwellers think and feel about the threats that they face. It brings to light the ways different cultures represent the natural hazards around them. Editor(s): Rossetto, Tiziana; UCL Library Services, Open Access Funding Team; Joffe, Helene; Adams, John. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; RB; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400761834
ISBN
9789400761834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.55

Hardcover. In this book, geoscientists, social scientists, and those involved in both the administration of international science and international disaster reduction address the latest in the science of natural hazards as well as our response to them. Editor(s): Beer, Tom. Series: International Year of Planet Earth (Closed). Num Pages: 262 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations, 7 black & white tables, 1 colour. BIC Classification: PHVG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 274 x 200 x 12. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048132355
ISBN
9789048132355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.42

Hardcover. Focuses on urban earthquake safety developments around the world. This book provides approaches and procedures for the creation of earthquake damage scenarios (EDS). It discusses needs and approaches to reducing earthquake risk. Editor(s): Tucker, Brian E.; Erdik, Mustafa Ozder; Hwang, Christina N. Series: NATO Science Series E:. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "An Evaluation of Guidelines for Developing Earthquake Damage Scenarios for Urban Areas", Istanbul, Turkey, October 8-11, 1993. Series: NATO Science Series E:. 346 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Tucker, Brian E.; Erdik, Mustafa Ozder; Hwang, Christina N. Focuses on urban earthquake safety developments around the world. This book provides approaches and procedures for the creation of earthquake damage scenarios (EDS). It discusses needs and approaches to reducing earthquake risk. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic
Edition
1994th Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792329145
ISBN
9780792329145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Motsholapheko, Moseki Ronald; Kgathi, Donald Letsholo. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Dimension: 184 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631176074
ISBN
9781631176074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.77
€ 156.76

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