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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
€ 268.54
€ 268.54
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
€ 230.89€ 157.04
€ 230.89
€ 157.04
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
€ 166.51
Hardcover. A comprehensive exploration of the effects of fires - in forests and other environments-on soils, watersheds, vegetation, air and cultural resources. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNC; RNF; RNR; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471163565
- ISBN
- 9780471163565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 339.77
€ 339.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 107
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628081886
- ISBN
- 9781628081886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.11€ 136.23
€ 200.11
€ 136.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Conner, Angelica. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 7. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633216303
- ISBN
- 9781633216303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.64€ 70.23
€ 100.64
€ 70.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Martinez, Brenda. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSR; JKSW; JPP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536100792
- ISBN
- 9781536100792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.35€ 103.86
€ 137.35
€ 103.86
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wright, Steward. Num Pages: 97 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633218901
- ISBN
- 9781633218901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.19€ 133.33
€ 194.19
€ 133.33
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rysanek, James E. Num Pages: 151 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR; TNFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613240175
- ISBN
- 9781613240175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.50€ 116.80
€ 170.50
€ 116.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Syzerhans, Douglas D. Num Pages: 103 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFC; KCX; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 103
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594548895
- ISBN
- 9781594548895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.08€ 98.09
€ 142.08
€ 98.09
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
€ 194.19€ 132.58
€ 194.19
€ 132.58
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€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
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
€ 223.33
€ 223.33
Hardcover. This is one of the first books to focus on explicit linkages between the changing environment and disasters and suggests proactive approaches towards disaster management. A ready-reference for field practitioners it covers areas such as elements of environmental entry, impacts of environment and disaster, strategies, planning and the way forward. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Tran, Phong. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857248657
- ISBN
- 9780857248657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.45
€ 156.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 197 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631175176
- ISBN
- 9781631175176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.92€ 196.84
€ 288.92
€ 196.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Carmichael, Melanie A. Num Pages: 337 pages, tables, graphs, charts, diagrams, maps. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617286599
- ISBN
- 9781617286599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 367.07€ 247.81
€ 367.07
€ 247.81
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
€ 236.81€ 161.00
€ 236.81
€ 161.00
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
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
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
€ 24.73
€ 24.73
Paperback. Why communities and institutions need to work together to reduce disaster risk Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JFFN; RNF; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773539921
- ISBN
- 9780773539921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.69
€ 47.99
€ 45.69