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Society & culture: general

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

€ 24.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW; JFFC. Dimension: 212 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Folklore Publishing
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894864145
ISBN
9781894864145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Harrison, Shirley. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFF; KJM; KJMV2; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349146420
ISBN
9781349146420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.94

Hardback. An examination of the role of the media during crises, which considers the general issues that are pertinent in communicating at a time of disaster, and looks at the relationship between the media and the organisations dealing with particular crises, such as Hillsborough and Dunblane. Editor(s): Harrison, Shirley. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFC; JKSR; JKSW; KJM; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333717851
ISBN
9780333717851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.70

Hardcover. Japan was shaken by the 'double disaster' of earthquake and sarin gas attack in 1995, and in 2011 it was hit once again by the 'triple disaster' of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. This international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars examines the state and societal responses to the disasters and social crisis. Editor(s): Mullins, Mark R.; Nakano, Koichi. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAM2; JFFC; JPA; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137521316
ISBN
9781137521316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.43

Hardback. Editor(s): Spinks, Jennifer; Zika, Charles. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions. Num Pages: 386 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBTB; JFFC; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137442703
ISBN
9781137442703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.92

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813564593
ISBN
9780813564593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Hardback. Series: Environmental Hazards. Num Pages: 223 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319164526
ISBN
9783319164526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Paperback. Disaster Risk Reduction for the Built Environment provides a multi-facetted introduction to how a wide range of risk reduction options can be mainstreamed into formal and informal construction decision making processes, so that Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) can become part of the developmental DNA . Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118921494
ISBN
9781118921494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rahman, Atta-ur-; Khan, Amir Nawaz; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 394 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 69 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, 2 colou. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9784431553687
ISBN
9784431553687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.66

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies. Num Pages: 76 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFU; KCP; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319416663
ISBN
9783319416663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.92

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
€ 46.16

paperback. Examines the effects that operational failures after Hurricanes Agnes, Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina have had on the organizational design and operating principles of the disaster response system program, as well as the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JPA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804759724
ISBN
9780804759724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
ISTE Press Ltd - Elsevier Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785481963
ISBN
9781785481963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 67.67

Paperback. Anything can happen. Are you and your family.. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour line drawings, colour tables. BIC Classification: GBC; JFFC; JKSR; VFB; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616083878
ISBN
9781616083878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.52

Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, graphs & charts. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560724216
ISBN
9781560724216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.57
€ 84.62

Hardcover. Hurricane Andrew, the Mississippi River floods, a fire in the basement of a high-rise office buildingdisasters cost billions in lost business every year. This book helps companies create and implement disaster contingency plans in event of a business interruption. It shows what to do before, during and after the emergency. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSW; KJMV4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 972.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471142058
ISBN
9780471142058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.90

Hardcover. This book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470927939
ISBN
9780470927939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.74

Hardback. Editor(s): Miller, Michelle Ann; Douglass, Mike. Num Pages: 291 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFC; JPP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812876485
ISBN
9789812876485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.99

Paperback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 black and white photographs, 5 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFFC1; KNXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081378
ISBN
9780252081378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. Crisis, what crisis? How governments and corporations profit from disaster Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Verso
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784781156
ISBN
9781784781156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.49

paperback. This book explores a range of ethical questions in disaster response, including, among others: How do medical responders decide whom to care for? How do international agencies decide what to send? What are the ethical responsibilities of the media? Editor(s): O'Mathuna, Donal P.; Gordijn, Bert. Series: Public Health Ethics Analysis. Num Pages: 227 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401778459
ISBN
9789401778459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 182.16

Hardback. Disaster Bioethics Editor(s): O'Mathuna, Donal P.; Gordijn, Bert; Clarke, Mike. Series: Public Health Ethics Analysis. Num Pages: 227 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400738638
ISBN
9789400738638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.31

Hardback. Editor(s): Vogan, Alfred R.; Dimond, Stephen B. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619422209
ISBN
9781619422209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.15
€ 151.27

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