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hardcover. Suitable for research scientists and students of geography, anthropology, ecology and environmental, population and development studies as well as for professionals specializing in natural and anthropogenic disasters, this title presents research on the riverine hazards in Bangladesh. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKB; GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348696
- ISBN
- 9780792348696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.84
€ 196.84
Paperback. On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day on which the temperature would eventually climb to 106 degrees. This book reveals how in coming decades the effects of climate change will intensify the social and environmental pressures in urban areas around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPR; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276182
- ISBN
- 9780226276182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.36
€ 24.99
€ 20.36
Hardback. This book presents new approaches to seismic risk estimation and forecasting the damage caused by all types of earthquakes. It examines trends in the costs inferred by damage as related to changing social and economic situations for different regions. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 190 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PHVG; RNR; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048191703
- ISBN
- 9789048191703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.61
€ 131.61
Hardback. High-Impact Weather Events over the SAARC Region Editor(s): Ray, Kamaljit; Mohapatra, M.; Vloemans, W. M.; Bandyopadhyay, B. K.; Rathore, L. S. Num Pages: 428 pages, 134 black & white illustrations, 101 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; RBP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 855.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319102160
- ISBN
- 9783319102160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.86
€ 129.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Schenk, Gerrit Jasper. Series: Transcultural Research - Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 436 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 44 colour illustrations, 24 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; HBLC1; HBTB; JHMC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319491622
- ISBN
- 9783319491622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.06
€ 186.06
Hardback. This is the first book dealing specifically with human casualties in natural disasters. It draws on the new evidence to summarize current trends in the understanding of the factors influencing the numbers and types of human casualties in disasters. Editor(s): Spence, Robin (University of Cambridge); So, Emily; Scawthorn, Charles. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048194544
- ISBN
- 9789048194544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.68
€ 129.68
Paperback. A study that explores the partnership between profit and non-profit in emergency relief operations, with specific attention given to the cross-learning potential for both the logistics service provider (profit) and the humanitarian organization (non-profit). Series: SpringerBriefs in Business. Num Pages: 57 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; KJMV8; KJMV9; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 3. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 57
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642301858
- ISBN
- 9783642301858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Atkinson, Martha. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; KFFD; MBNH2; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536100358
- ISBN
- 9781536100358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.55€ 154.69
€ 205.55
€ 154.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Li, Xiaofeng. Series: Springer Natural Hazards. Num Pages: 70 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811028922
- ISBN
- 9789811028922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.12
€ 196.12
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ramirez, Edward S. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634821742
- ISBN
- 9781634821742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.86€ 146.81
€ 194.86
€ 146.81
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tucker, Lorayne. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 262 x 16. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633218260
- ISBN
- 9781633218260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.77€ 179.94
€ 263.77
€ 179.94
Hardback. This book, with a special chapter on the problem of oil origin and the formation of hydrocarbon fields, is an in-depth study of this complex area of research. It analyzes local and regional regularities in the formation of deep fluids in petroliferous basins. Num Pages: 414 pages, 37 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; RBK; RNR; TJFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048128464
- ISBN
- 9789048128464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.18
€ 202.18
Hardback. In a world which continues to experience dramatic suffering as a result of natural hazards, local level disaster risk reduction efforts are of increasing importance. With reference to examples in the Philippines, this book analyses a local disaster risk resilience approach and suggests an effective model for enhancing such efforts in the future. Editor(s): Matsuoka, Yuki; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509270
- ISBN
- 9781783509270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.00
€ 148.00
Identifying Emerging Issues in Disaster Risk Reduction, Migration, Cli...
. Ed(S): Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen; Fernandez, Ma...
hardcover. Editor(s): Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen; Fernandez, Manuela; Penna, Ivanna; Jaboyedoff, Michel; Gaillard, JC. Num Pages: 302 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 33 colour illustrations, 26 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; RNF; RNR; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 619.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319338781
- ISBN
- 9783319338781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.04
€ 195.04
hardcover. There exists a range of natural hazards, including seismicity, faulting, fracturing, mud volcano eruptions, mud island motion, overpressure and lateral stress. This title provides technical details regarding these natural hazards, using the South Caspian Basin as a model. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; RBGL; RNR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 2070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- SKU
- V9780306462856
- ISBN
- 9780306462856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.41
€ 212.41
Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities
. Ed(S): Leal, Walter; Leal Filho, Walter; Ad...
Hardback. Editor(s): Leal, Walter; Leal Filho, Walter; Adamson, Kathryn; Dunk, Rachel M.; Azeiteiro, Ulisses Miranda; Illingworth, Sam; Alves, Fatima. Series: Climate Change Management. Num Pages: 414 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RNPG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 783.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319285894
- ISBN
- 9783319285894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.12
€ 131.12
Improving Disaster Resilience and Mitigation - IT Means and Tools
. Ed(S): Teodorescu, Horia-Nicolai; Kirschenb...
Hardback. Editor(s): Teodorescu, Horia-Nicolai; Kirschenbaum, Alan; Cojocaru, Svetlana; Bruderlein, Claude. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 360 pages, 110 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; RNR; UGK; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 272 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401791359
- ISBN
- 9789401791359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.97
€ 195.97
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology/PoliMI SpringerBriefs. Num Pages: 117 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNR; THRB; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319046532
- ISBN
- 9783319046532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.79
€ 76.79
Hardback. Addresses a weakness of methodologies used in value assessment, that is the assumption of stationarity, which is not given in reality. This book focuses on artificial time series data, and has a close link to empirical measurements, in order to make the suggested methodologies applicable for practitioners in water management and meteorology. Editor(s): Kropp, Jurgen; Schellnhuber, Hans-Joachim. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP; RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642148620
- ISBN
- 9783642148620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.93
€ 195.93
Hardcover. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Sharma, Anshu; Takeuchi, Yukiko. Num Pages: 490 pages, photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFSL9; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607415749
- ISBN
- 9781607415749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.22€ 190.29
€ 279.22
€ 190.29