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Paperback. Explores the decade-long challenge to reconstruct Kobe after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774817578
ISBN
9780774817578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Hardback. Law in Crisis is an unsettling history of natural disaster and political subject formation in the modern world. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: GT; LAQ; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762564
ISBN
9780804762564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

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

€ 165.41

hardcover. The monograph covers the fundamentals and the consequences of extreme geophysical phenomena like asteroid impacts, climatic change, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, flooding, and space weather. This monograph also addresses their associated, local and worldwide socio-economic impacts. Editor(s): Chavez, Mario; Ghil, Michael; Fucugauchi, Jaime Urrutia. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 438 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 215 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781119157014
ISBN
9781119157014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.40

Hardcover. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: RBK; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119217923
ISBN
9781119217923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51

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
€ 25.28

paperback. This book traces the intertwined histories of disaster experts-specialists in predicting the unpredictable and managing the unmanageable-revealing how their interdisciplinary research and practices over the past century have shaped modern America. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GPQD; JFFC; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222463
ISBN
9780812222463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Hardcover. In a cemetery on the southern outskirts of Paris lie the bodies of nearly a hundred of what some have called the first casualties of global climate change. This book tells the stories of these victims and the catastrophe that took their lives. It explores the multiple narratives of disaster-the official story of the crisis and its aftermath. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMC; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251110
ISBN
9780226251110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.56

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

€ 44.99
€ 34.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 315 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFC; MBN; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306441301
ISBN
9780306441301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.06

Paperback. This volume is a valuable resource for public policymakers, health care agencies, providers who plan for large-scale emergencies, academics teaching disaster relief courses, and professionals working in this field. Editor(s): Brennan, Virginia M. Num Pages: 328 pages, 34, 25 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; JFFC; MBN; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891991
ISBN
9780801891991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.53

Eerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down. Num Pages: 360 pages, 133, 80 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates, 37 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: RNR; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801896927
ISBN
9780801896927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.11

Editor(s): Karan, Pradyumna P.; Subbiah, Shanmugam P. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSN; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813126524
ISBN
9780813126524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.82

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

€ 40.96

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

€ 18.99
€ 18.46

Hardback. This text presents a view of the state of tsunami research at the end of the 20th century. It displays progress both in data recovery and reconstructions of historical tsunamis and in detailed examination of disasters. Editor(s): Hebenstreit, Gerald T. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 282 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; RBKC; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402002038
ISBN
9781402002038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.52

hardcover. Focuses on the hazard and the vulnerability aspects of floods. This book addresses floods in South Asia from a multidisciplinary approach. It suggests that flood control and management focused on structural solutions using embankments and reservoirs are insufficient. Editor(s): Monirul, Mirza M. (Qader Adaptation and Impacts Research Group (AIRG), University of Toronto, Canada); Dixit, Ajaya; Nishat, Ainun (IUCN-World Conservation Union, Dhaka, Bangladesh). Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1FM; GPS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
2003rd Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402010682
ISBN
9781402010682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.42

Hardback. Focusing on natural hazards and disasters in Canada, this book is the result of a national assessment on this topic. It explores both the risks associated with these hazards, and adaptive strategies that can be used to reduce those risks. It is intended for academics, professionals and practitioners involved in hazard reduction activities. Editor(s): Etkin, David; Haque, C. Emdad; Brooks, Gregory R. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402011795
ISBN
9781402011795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.69

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Time
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603202220
ISBN
9781603202220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.89

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

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