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Natural disasters

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
€ 45.88

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

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

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

€ 236.59
€ 161.00

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

€ 366.72
€ 247.81

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

€ 288.64
€ 196.84

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

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

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

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

€ 194.00
€ 132.58

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

€ 141.95
€ 98.09

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

€ 170.34
€ 116.80

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

€ 194.00
€ 133.33

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

€ 137.22
€ 103.86

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

€ 100.54
€ 70.23

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

€ 199.92
€ 136.23

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

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

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

€ 230.68
€ 157.04

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

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