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Hardback. Including model examples from around the world, as well as their guiding principles, this book documents seven early warning systems for hydrometeorological and other hazards that have proven effective in reducing the losses due to these hazards. Editor(s): Golnaraghi, Maryam. Num Pages: 243 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 125 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642253720
ISBN
9783642253720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.46

Hardcover. Focuses on urban earthquake safety developments around the world. This book provides approaches and procedures for the creation of earthquake damage scenarios (EDS). It discusses needs and approaches to reducing earthquake risk. Editor(s): Tucker, Brian E.; Erdik, Mustafa Ozder; Hwang, Christina N. Series: NATO Science Series E:. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "An Evaluation of Guidelines for Developing Earthquake Damage Scenarios for Urban Areas", Istanbul, Turkey, October 8-11, 1993. Series: NATO Science Series E:. 346 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Tucker, Brian E.; Erdik, Mustafa Ozder; Hwang, Christina N. Focuses on urban earthquake safety developments around the world. This book provides approaches and procedures for the creation of earthquake damage scenarios (EDS). It discusses needs and approaches to reducing earthquake risk. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic
Edition
1994th Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792329145
ISBN
9780792329145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.00

Hardback. Suitable for scientists, engineers, policy-makers and the insurance industry, this title includes articles that deal with the scientific and management issues of land-based and marine hazards which cause the most severe economic losses, deaths and environmental degradation in many parts of the world. Editor(s): Sabh, M.I.El-; Venkatesh, Srinivasan; Denis, H.; Murty, Tad S. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792340645
ISBN
9780792340645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.09

Hardback. This volume contains peer-reviewed papers from the Third World Landslide Forum organized by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) in June 2014. The complete collection of papers from the Forumis published in three full-color volumes and one mono-color volume.

" Editor(s): Sassa, Kyoji; Canuti, Paolo; Yin, Yueping. Num Pages: 851 pages, 155 black & white illustrations, 706 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2227.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
851
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319050492
ISBN
9783319050492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 384.24

Hardback. Law in Crisis is an unsettling history of natural disaster and political subject formation in the modern world. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: GT; LAQ; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762564
ISBN
9780804762564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. The world changes when you lose somebody you love.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9781848545694
ISBN
9781848545694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Disasters cause economic as well as human losses, and the magnitude of this is ever increasing. This can largely be attributed to climate-related disasters, which intensify vulnerability in the poorest areas of the world. In this book, approaches to disaster risk management in developing countries are discussed, with particular focus on Costa Rica. Editor(s): Tsuneki, Hori; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNPG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783509355
ISBN
9781783509355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 430 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608761531
ISBN
9781608761531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.15
€ 116.58

Paperback. Analyzes global economic forecasts and the United Nations pattern of philanthropy Editor(s): Cahill, Kevin M. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; MJCJ; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823250189
ISBN
9780823250189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.96

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nibanupudi, Hari Krishna; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 284 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, 18 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: GTB; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
284
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9784431552413
ISBN
9784431552413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.12

Paperback. Editor(s): Donnellan, Andrea; Williams, Charles A.; Pierce, Marlon. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 547.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034809443
ISBN
9783034809443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.68

Hardback. My Storm is a firsthand account of a critical sixteen months in the post-Katrina recovery process. It tells how Blakely, as Katrina recovery czar, endeavored to transform the shell of a cherished American city into a city that could not only survive but thrive. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; RNR; RPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812243857
ISBN
9780812243857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.83

Hardcover. Editor(s): Matthewson, Terry. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633218918
ISBN
9781633218918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.92
€ 132.34

Hardcover. Editor(s): Merganthal, Paul B. Num Pages: 141 pages, tables, charts & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 9. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606923559
ISBN
9781606923559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.47
€ 80.34

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Kelly, Cameron. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628088526
ISBN
9781628088526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.19
€ 58.29

Hardback. Editor(s): Murphy, Brenda. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: KFFN; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634843799
ISBN
9781634843799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.47
€ 134.42

Hardcover. Editor(s): Beckett, Daniella. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 258 x 12. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633218925
ISBN
9781633218925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.77
€ 156.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
World Health Organization Switzerland
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9789275115756
ISBN
9789275115756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Government Accountability Office. Num Pages: 109 pages, colour maps & tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KFFN; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
109
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604567175
ISBN
9781604567175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.61
€ 43.33

Paperback. This volume is a valuable resource for public policymakers, health care agencies, providers who plan for large-scale emergencies, academics teaching disaster relief courses, and professionals working in this field. Editor(s): Brennan, Virginia M. Num Pages: 328 pages, 34, 25 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; JFFC; MBN; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891991
ISBN
9780801891991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.53

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