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Paperback. Each year, natural disasters threaten the strength and stability of communities worldwide. This book highlights the critical role of social capital in the ability of a community to withstand disaster and rebuild the infrastructure and ties that are at the foundation of any community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226012889
- ISBN
- 9780226012889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
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
€ 135.81
€ 135.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Sutton, Gerard K.; Cassalli, Joseph A. Num Pages: 155 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; HBJF; HBLX; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 155
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614703358
- ISBN
- 9781614703358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.00€ 151.27
€ 221.00
€ 151.27
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
€ 157.80
€ 157.80
Hardcover. An eye-opening account exploring common themes between major disasters and providing important lessons for successful natural hazard mitigation. Num Pages: 346 pages, 51 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFU; JKSR; RNR; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781107035188
- ISBN
- 9781107035188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.26
€ 30.99
€ 23.26
Hardback. Editor(s): Leblon, Brigitte. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634636827
- ISBN
- 9781634636827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.77€ 197.62
€ 263.77
€ 197.62
Hardback. Editor(s): Banks, Victoria P. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: RBP; RNP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634823609
- ISBN
- 9781634823609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.10€ 143.31
€ 190.10
€ 143.31
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€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
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
€ 194.86€ 146.81
€ 194.86
€ 146.81
Hardback. This volume addresses the impacts of the Aral Sea disaster; disappearance of what was the world's fourth largest inland body of water. It argues this was the result of deliberate policy decisions. This volume is essential reading for everyone concerned with averting environmental disaster and in creating livable, sustainable communities. Editor(s): Edelstein, Michael R.; Cerny, Astrid; Gadaev, Abror. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781781903759
- ISBN
- 9781781903759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.00
€ 148.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 55 halftones, 38 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; RBC; RBG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151382
- ISBN
- 9780231151382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
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
€ 126.34
€ 126.34
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
€ 106.94€ 67.67
€ 106.94
€ 67.67
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
€ 221.00€ 151.27
€ 221.00
€ 151.27
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
€ 200.80€ 151.19
€ 200.80
€ 151.19
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€ 46.16
€ 47.99
€ 46.16
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
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
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
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
€ 237.63€ 162.43
€ 237.63
€ 162.43
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
€ 368.33€ 250.03
€ 368.33
€ 250.03