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Natural disasters
Hardback. Editor(s): Werlen, Benno. Num Pages: 315 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGC; RNR; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 637.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319164762
- ISBN
- 9783319164762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.24
€ 151.24
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
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Vyskocil, P.; Reigber, Christoph; Cross, P.A. Series: International Association of Geodesy Symposia. Num Pages: 349 pages, 82 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVG; RB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387972657
- ISBN
- 9780387972657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
Hardcover. With contributions from dozens of renowned experts, this volume honors the 40-year career of geotechnician Hideki Ohta, covering recent advances in monitoring and predicting geohazards. It features a special section on the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Editor(s): Chu, Jian (Professor); Wardani, Sri P. R.; Iizuka, Atsushi. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 417 pages, 196 black & white illustrations, 147 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNR; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400756748
- ISBN
- 9789400756748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.31
€ 130.31
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
€ 130.14
€ 130.14
Paperback. This book presents the latest research developments in geoinformation science, including such sub-disciplines of the field as geomatic engineering, GIS, remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, digital cartography and more. Editor(s): Abdul-Rahman, Alias; Boguslawski, Pawel; Anton, Francois; Said, Mohamad Nor. Series: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Num Pages: 254 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 122 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGV; RGW; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319353135
- ISBN
- 9783319353135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.13
€ 127.13
Paperback. Series: AGID Report Series (Closed). Num Pages: 236 pages, 93 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 280 x 17. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401050203
- ISBN
- 9789401050203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.93
€ 67.93
Paperback. Focusing on the practical problems of the assessment of geohazards in developing countries, their prediction and mitigation of their effects, this work discusses natural disasters as well as "quiet" hazards such as soil degradation and rising groundwater. Series: AGID Report Series (Closed). Num Pages: 227 pages, 59 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFC; RBG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412439308
- ISBN
- 9780412439308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.93
€ 67.93
Geographic Information and Cartography for Risk and Crisis Management
. Ed(S): Konecny, Milan; Zlatanova, Sisi; Ban...
Paperback. This book outlines research frontiers and applications of cartography and geographic information in early warning and crises management and documents their roles and potentials in wider processes going on in information/knowledge-based societies. Editor(s): Konecny, Milan; Zlatanova, Sisi; Bandrova, Temenoujka L. Series: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Num Pages: 451 pages, 162 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 451
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642262937
- ISBN
- 9783642262937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.85
€ 195.85
Hardback. Geo-disaster Modeling and Analysis: An SPH-based Approach Num Pages: 213 pages, 122 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGL; RBP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662442104
- ISBN
- 9783662442104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.01
€ 149.01
Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia
. Ed(S): Kusakabe, Kyoko; Shrestha, Rajendra;...
Paperback. Editor(s): Kusakabe, Kyoko; Shrestha, Rajendra; N., Veena. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace. Num Pages: 121 pages, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSJ1; JPVH3; RNR; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 203.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319166155
- ISBN
- 9783319166155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
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
€ 197.35
€ 197.35
Paperback. Series: Springer Geophysics. Num Pages: 547 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 125 colour illustrations, 9 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC; RNR; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 831.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 547
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319358772
- ISBN
- 9783319358772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 198.43
€ 198.43
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Carpet Bombing Culture
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908211484
- ISBN
- 9781908211484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Sutou, Shizuyo. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; KNBN; RNQ; RNR; RNT; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634637480
- ISBN
- 9781634637480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.08€ 189.73
€ 253.08
€ 189.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119165965
- ISBN
- 9781119165965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.21
€ 101.21
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rao, V. V. S. Sanyasi; Sivakumar Babu, G. L. Series: Developments in Geotechnical Engineering. Num Pages: 552 pages, 411 black & white illustrations, 59 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; RBP; RNR; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 244 x 35. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132223764
- ISBN
- 9788132223764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.47
€ 197.47
Hardcover. Spanning science and the humanities, this volume explores relationships between natural forces and human culture. It surveys the environmental history of natural disasters, from ancient times to today, discussing storms, ball lightning, floods and fires. Editor(s): Pfeifer, Katrin; Pfeifer, Niki. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749993
- ISBN
- 9789400749993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Habiba, Umma; Abedin, Md. Anwarul; Wali Raghib Hassan, Abu; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 285 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations, 32 black & white tables, 1 colour. BIC Classification: KC; RNFF; RNR; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431554103
- ISBN
- 9784431554103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.57
€ 128.57
Hardcover. This book offers a new approach to mapping populations, infrastructures and communities at risk, using remote sensing, GIS and census data to better grasp flood vulnerability in megacities of developing countries. Includes a case study of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Series: Springer Geography. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, 37 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: RGW; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400758742
- ISBN
- 9789400758742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48