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Paperback. This book examines strong-motion networks around the globe, covering issues related to designing, maintaining and disseminating information. It details projects carried out within the context of arrays deployed for seismic risk studies in metropolitan areas. Editor(s): Akkar, Sinan; Gulkan, Polat; Eck, Torild van. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PHVG; RBP; RNR; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734791
- ISBN
- 9789400734791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. Spanning science and the humanities, this volume explores relationships between natural forces and human culture. It surveys the environmental history of natural disasters, from ancient times to today, discussing storms, ball lightning, floods and fires. Editor(s): Pfeifer, Katrin; Pfeifer, Niki. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749993
- ISBN
- 9789400749993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
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
Hardcover. With contributions from dozens of renowned experts, this volume honors the 40-year career of geotechnician Hideki Ohta, covering recent advances in monitoring and predicting geohazards. It features a special section on the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Editor(s): Chu, Jian (Professor); Wardani, Sri P. R.; Iizuka, Atsushi. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 417 pages, 196 black & white illustrations, 147 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNR; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400756748
- ISBN
- 9789400756748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.31
€ 130.31
Hardcover. When a natural hazard strikes a city, many people are vulnerable. This book explores what city-dwellers think and feel about the threats that they face. It brings to light the ways different cultures represent the natural hazards around them. Editor(s): Rossetto, Tiziana; UCL Library Services, Open Access Funding Team; Joffe, Helene; Adams, John. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; RB; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761834
- ISBN
- 9789400761834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Three Great Tsunamis: Lisbon (1755), Sumatra-Andaman (2004) and Japan ...
Gupta, Harsh K.; Gahalaut, Vineet K.
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 89 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 59 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBC; RBKC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 89
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400765757
- ISBN
- 9789400765757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.07
€ 65.07
Mountain Risks: From Prediction to Management and Governance
. Ed(S): Van Asch, Theo; Corominas, Jordi; Gr...
Hardback. This book covers the rapidly growing field of integrated approaches in risk assessment in mountainous areas. It illustrates all major aspects related to hazard and risk assessment, risk management, and governance with a wide range of case studies. Editor(s): Van Asch, Theo; Corominas, Jordi; Greiving, Stefan; Malet, Jean-Philippe; Sterlacchini, Simone. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 108 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PNV; RGW; RNR; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 855.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400767683
- ISBN
- 9789400767683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.59
€ 129.59
Hardcover. SYNER-G: Typology Definition and Fragility Functions for Physical Elements at Seismic Risk Editor(s): Pitilakis, Kyriazis D.; Crowley, H.; Kaynia, A.M. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 437 pages, 99 black & white illustrations, 72 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400778719
- ISBN
- 9789400778719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.95
€ 129.95
Hardcover. Storminess and Environmental Change Editor(s): Diodato, Nazzareno; Bellocchi, Gianni. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 283 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 65 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRM; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400779471
- ISBN
- 9789400779471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dan, Maria Bostenaru; Armas, Iuliana; Goretti, Agostino. Series: Environmental Hazards Series. Num Pages: 313 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400779808
- ISBN
- 9789400779808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Paperback. This unique lake in the heart of Africa, harboring vast solutions of carbon dioxide and methane, is the most dangerous on Earth-and paradoxically a huge potential energy resource. This book covers many of its physical, geochemical and biological features. Editor(s): Descy, Jean-Pierre; Darchambeau, Francois; Schmid, Martin. Series: Aquatic Ecology Series. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGB; RBGK; RNF; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400794917
- ISBN
- 9789400794917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.92
€ 126.92
Paperback. Series: AGID Report Series (Closed). Num Pages: 236 pages, 93 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 280 x 17. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401050203
- ISBN
- 9789401050203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.93
€ 67.93
Paperback. When a natural hazard strikes a city, many people are vulnerable. This book explores what city-dwellers think and feel about the threats that they face. It brings to light the ways different cultures represent the natural hazards around them. Editor(s): Joffe, Helene; Rossetto, Tiziana; Adams, John. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; RBGL; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401783262
- ISBN
- 9789401783262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Carbonate Depositional Systems: Assessing Dimensions and Controlling P...
. Ed(S): Westphal, Hildegard; Riegl, Bernhard...
Paperback. Carbonate sediments are increasingly relevant in archiving past environmental conditions, and in geothermal energy and hydrocarbon reservoirs. This book closes some gaps in our understanding of their interplay with physical, chemical, and biological factors. Editor(s): Westphal, Hildegard; Riegl, Bernhard M.; Eberli, Gregor P. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBG; RBGB; RBX; RGM; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401784535
- ISBN
- 9789401784535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. Adapting to Climate Change Editor(s): Glavovic, Bruce C.; Smith, Gavin P. Series: Environmental Hazards. Num Pages: 481 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401786300
- ISBN
- 9789401786300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.45
€ 196.45
Hardcover. SYNER-G: Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Complex Urban, Utility, Lifeline Systems and Critical Facilities Editor(s): Pitilakis, K.; Franchin, Paolo; Khazai, B.; Wenzel, H. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 410 pages, 103 black & white illustrations, 91 colour illustrations, 47 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401788342
- ISBN
- 9789401788342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.71
€ 129.71
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
Hardcover. Risk Governance Editor(s): Fra.Paleo, Urbano. Num Pages: 515 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; RB; RNF; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401793278
- ISBN
- 9789401793278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.16
€ 197.16
Flood Control Management for the City and Surroundings of Jeddah, Saud...
Mashael Bent Mohammed Al Saud
Hardback. Series: Springer Natural Hazards. Num Pages: 182 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 102 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; RBGD; RGW; RNF; RNR; TNFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401796606
- ISBN
- 9789401796606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
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