Natural disasters
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Natural disasters
Hardcover. Editor(s): Reed, Kristin O. Num Pages: 230 pages, tables, graphs. BIC Classification: JKSR; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617618833
- ISBN
- 9781617618833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.17€ 148.71
€ 219.17
€ 148.71
Paperback. In exploring the worldwide political and environmental aftermath of the Bhopal disaster in 1984, this text discusses various differing claims by focusing on the dynamics and paradoxes of advocacy in competing power domains. Num Pages: 436 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: LASD; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257204
- ISBN
- 9780226257204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.69
€ 43.99
€ 34.69
Paperback. In 2011, despite continued developments in forecasting, tracking, and warning technology, the United States was hit by the deadliest tornado season in decades. This title examines the factors that contributed to the outcomes of such tornadoes as the mid-April outbreak that devastated communities in North Carolina. Num Pages: 102 pages, 10 tables, 10 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; RBP; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878220257
- ISBN
- 9781878220257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.27
€ 25.99
€ 21.27
Paperback. Analyzes global economic forecasts and the United Nations pattern of philanthropy Editor(s): Cahill, Kevin M. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; MJCJ; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823250189
- ISBN
- 9780823250189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Reardon, Ken; Forester, John. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC1; JKSN1; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439911006
- ISBN
- 9781439911006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Hardcover. In developed countries, the pervasive view of floods is that science and technology have largely brought these unpredictable disasters under safe control. This book shows that this is simply not so, and that floods are anything but controlled. Num Pages: 394 pages, references, tables. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 184 x 28. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471952480
- ISBN
- 9780471952480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 266.16
€ 266.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 430 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608761531
- ISBN
- 9781608761531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.68€ 115.84
€ 169.68
€ 115.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Linwood, Karina. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634633093
- ISBN
- 9781634633093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.52€ 194.09
€ 287.52
€ 194.09
Hardcover. Uncertainties are pervasive in natural hazards, and it is crucial to develop robust and meaningful approaches to characterize and communicate uncertainties to inform modeling efforts. In this monograph we provide a broad, cross-disciplinary overview of issues relating to uncertainties faced in natural hazard and risk assessment. Editor(s): Riley, Karin; Webley, Peter; Thompson, Matthew. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: RB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119027867
- ISBN
- 9781119027867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.12
€ 167.12
Hardback. How do urban communities in Asian cities experience the impacts of urbanisation and climate change? This key issue forms the discussion point for this book. Particular reference is made to cities in India, and the capability of such urban communities of responding to climate-related disasters. Editor(s): Joerin, Jonas; Shaw, Rajib; Krishnamurthy, R. R. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509058
- ISBN
- 9781783509058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.52
€ 133.52
Hardback. Editor(s): Carr, Johnathan. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634846455
- ISBN
- 9781634846455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.14€ 148.63
€ 199.14
€ 148.63
Hardback. * Natural disasters regularly reach a high degree of prominence in the media, but we rarely see the political aspects of the ways that disasters are managed and dealt with. * This book offers a comprehensive survey of the political history of disaster management, from World War I onwards. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650685
- ISBN
- 9780745650685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.38
€ 72.38
Paperback. * Natural disasters regularly reach a high degree of prominence in the media, but we rarely see the political aspects of the ways that disasters are managed and dealt with. * This book offers a comprehensive survey of the political history of disaster management, from World War I onwards. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650692
- ISBN
- 9780745650692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Hardcover. An odyssey of exile, birth and return told through dreamlike and sometimes haunting images of toys and dolls. Num Pages: 112 pages, Color photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; AJC; BM; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Chin Music Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984457632
- ISBN
- 9780984457632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.21
€ 19.99
€ 19.21
Paperback. Tells the story of nine volcanic events, explaining the related geology for the general reader and exploring the ways in which the earth's volcanism has affected human history. This book describes how volcanic activity has had long-lasting effects on societies, cultures, and the environment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 halftones, 22 line illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118383
- ISBN
- 9780691118383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.13
€ 42.99
€ 31.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 358 pages, b/w & colour illus, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RBP; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 193 x 29. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604562859
- ISBN
- 9781604562859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.67€ 159.66
€ 235.67
€ 159.66
hardcover. Rooted in a wealth of oral histories, this title tells the story of people who confronted the unprecedented devastation of sixty five thousand homes when the hurricane swept a record thirty-foot storm surge across a seventy-five-mile stretch of unprotected Mississippi towns and cities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; RNR; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617030239
- ISBN
- 9781617030239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.99
€ 37.99
€ 34.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fernandez, James B. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: RNH; RNR; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634825573
- ISBN
- 9781634825573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.25€ 145.07
€ 193.25
€ 145.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 2. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939149701
- ISBN
- 9781939149701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.64
€ 19.99
€ 19.64
Hardback. Disasters cause economic as well as human losses, and the magnitude of this is ever increasing. This can largely be attributed to climate-related disasters, which intensify vulnerability in the poorest areas of the world. In this book, approaches to disaster risk management in developing countries are discussed, with particular focus on Costa Rica. Editor(s): Tsuneki, Hori; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNPG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509355
- ISBN
- 9781783509355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.21
€ 134.21