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Paperback. This book provides new information on typhoon impacts and crisis management using satellite remote sensing technology. Coverage includes typhoon impacts on the environment, marine ecosystems, and economics. Editor(s): Tang, Dan Ling; Sui, Guangjun. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 601 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 158 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 601
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662512074
- ISBN
- 9783662512074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.56
€ 196.56
Hardcover. Typhoon Impact and Crisis Management Editor(s): Tang, Dan Ling; Sui, Guangjun; Lavy, Gad; Pozdnyakov, Dmitry; Song, Y. Tony; Switzer, Adam D. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 601 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 158 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1063.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642406942
- ISBN
- 9783642406942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.50
€ 197.50
Hardcover. Editor(s): Linwood, Karina. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634633093
- ISBN
- 9781634633093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.91€ 197.46
€ 289.91
€ 197.46
hardcover. Editor(s): Yamagata, Yoshiki; Maruyama, Hiroshi. Series: Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Num Pages: 327 pages, 96 black & white illustrations, 60 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; RNR; TNKS; UGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319398105
- ISBN
- 9783319398105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.51
€ 250.51
Hardcover. Editor(s): Milburn, Trent. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634633086
- ISBN
- 9781634633086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.10€ 143.31
€ 190.10
€ 143.31
paperback. This book presents a balanced view about the volcano-based tourism sector worldwide and discusses important issues such as the different volcanic hazards, potential for disasters and accidents and safety recommendations for visitors. Editor(s): Erfurt-Cooper, Patricia. Series: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism. Num Pages: 402 pages, 373 colour illustrations, 100 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGB; RNK; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662520178
- ISBN
- 9783662520178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 163.86
€ 163.86
Paperback. A new edition of Peter Francis's highly respected text, reflecting new research findings and new eruptions. Preserving the immense clarity and engaging humour of the first edition including a new chapter on hazards and risk mitigation. Num Pages: 536 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 534
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199254699
- ISBN
- 9780199254699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.70
€ 84.70
Paperback. Tells the story of nine volcanic events, explaining the related geology for the general reader and exploring the ways in which the earth's volcanism has affected human history. This book describes how volcanic activity has had long-lasting effects on societies, cultures, and the environment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 halftones, 22 line illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118383
- ISBN
- 9780691118383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Hardback. The Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna (GBM) basin presents a great flood risk. This book investigates autonomous adaptation using a multi-method technique comprising PRA and a questionnaire survey applied in the case study area 'Islampur' Upazila in Bangladesh. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 239 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 54 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKB; RGB; RNR; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400754935
- ISBN
- 9789400754935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.62
€ 205.62
Paperback. The Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna (GBM) basin presents a great flood risk. This book investigates autonomous adaptation using a multi-method technique comprising PRA and a questionnaire survey applied in the case study area 'Islampur' Upazila in Bangladesh. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 239 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 54 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGB; RNR; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789402400557
- ISBN
- 9789402400557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 171.30
€ 171.30
Paperback. A profoundly moving, piercingly frank memoir of grief -- of learning to live with grief -- that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSN; 3JMC; BG; HBJF; HBLX; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089079
- ISBN
- 9781844089079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite, or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291931
- ISBN
- 9780500291931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.51
€ 30.99
€ 22.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Shohov, Serge P. Num Pages: 126 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590339930
- ISBN
- 9781590339930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.13€ 88.36
€ 127.13
€ 88.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Costanzo, Shirley M. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 194 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633216365
- ISBN
- 9781633216365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.86€ 133.76
€ 194.86
€ 133.76
Wildland Fires: A Worldwide Reality (Environmental Remediation Technol...
António José Bento Gonçalves
Hardcover. Editor(s): Goncalves, Antonio Jose Bento; Bat, Antonio Avelino. Num Pages: 243 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 261 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634833974
- ISBN
- 9781634833974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.91€ 216.89
€ 289.91
€ 216.89
Paperback. Nuclear bombs in suitcases, anthrax bacilli in ventilators, tsunamis, avian flu: nightmares that were once the plot of Hollywood movies are now frighteningly real possibilities. How can we steer a path between willful inaction and reckless overreaction? This work explores how we might prevent these and other worst-case scenarios. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 202 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032514
- ISBN
- 9780674032514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.42
€ 45.99
€ 38.42
Paperback. In August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in the city of New Orleans has been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe. But eventually he came to the attention of those 'guarding' this drowned city. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; BTP; JPVH; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046815
- ISBN
- 9780141046815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.76
€ 15.99
€ 11.76