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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€ 24.30
€ 25.99
€ 24.30
Hardcover. Editor(s): Reed, Kristin O. Num Pages: 230 pages, tables, graphs. BIC Classification: JKSR; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617618833
- ISBN
- 9781617618833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.25€ 151.06
€ 218.25
€ 151.06
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
€ 105.61€ 67.79
€ 105.61
€ 67.79
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
€ 18.77
€ 18.77
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
€ 109.12€ 84.50
€ 109.12
€ 84.50
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
€ 150.79
€ 150.79
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
€ 89.63
€ 89.63
Disaster management is an increasingly important subject, as effective management of both natural and manmade disasters is essential to save lives and minimize casualties. This title covers the best practice for proactive disaster management in both developed and developing countries. Editor(s): Arora, R.; Arora, P. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSR; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845939298
- ISBN
- 9781845939298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.82
€ 174.82
Hardback. Full collection of Despatches reports published for the first time, providing unique insight into what happened from those in command. Num Pages: 516 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 50. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783462094
- ISBN
- 9781783462094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.87
€ 41.99
€ 37.87
Hardcover. In hard-hitting accounts of Auschwitz, Bosnia, Palestine, and Hiroshima s Ground Zero, comics have shown a stunning capacity to bear witness to trauma. Hillary Chute explores the ways graphic narratives by diverse artists, including Jacques Callot, Francisco Goya, Keiji Nakazawa, Art Spiegelman, and Joe Sacco, document the disasters of war." Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AKLC; FZG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504516
- ISBN
- 9780674504516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.75
€ 40.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. Communications are key to the success of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. This title provides valuable information for navigating these priorities in the age of evolving media. It includes case studies from disasters including Hurricane Sandy, the 2011 tsunami in Japan, and the Boston Marathon bombings. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JKSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 193 x 12. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780124078680
- ISBN
- 9780124078680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.60
€ 60.60
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
€ 27.99€ 25.42
€ 27.99
€ 25.42
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
€ 141.41
€ 141.41
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
€ 218.25€ 149.27
€ 218.25
€ 149.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Lakoff, Professor Andrew. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). 160 pages. Editor(s): Lakoff, Professor Andrew. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 10. Weight: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146975
- ISBN
- 9780231146975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.77
€ 25.99
€ 19.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; JH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815623922
- ISBN
- 9780815623922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.98
€ 21.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Patel, Ana Cutter; De Greiff, Pablo; Waldorf, Lars. Series: Advancing Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JP; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Social Science Research Council United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984125708
- ISBN
- 9780984125708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. Looking at how the Korean nuclear crisis originated, escalated, and was ultimately defused, this work explores a web of intelligence failures by the US and intransigence within South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency. It pays attention to an American mindset that prefers coercion to cooperation in dealing with aggressive nations. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010069
- ISBN
- 9780691010069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.67€ 46.37
€ 58.67
€ 46.37
Hardcover. "The author shares his firsthand experience with readers..For anyone interested in a short but highly readable account of our disarmament efforts, Smith's book is a good place to start." - Library Journal Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568330624
- ISBN
- 9781568330624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.40
€ 34.99
€ 31.40
Paperback. Based on historical archives, interviews, and a survey evidence, this title suggests that the gun control campaign has been stymied by a combination of factors, including the inability to secure patronage resources, difficulties in articulating a message that resonates with supporters, and strategic decisions made in the name of effective policy. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138329
- ISBN
- 9780691138329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.08
€ 40.99
€ 29.08