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Is resilience simply a fad, or is it a new way of thinking about human–environment relations, and the governance of these relations, that has real staying power? Is resilience a dangerous, depolitic……続きを見る

Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice contains the invited lectures and all papers presented at the 12th International Symposium on Landslides, (Naples, Italy, 12-19 June……続きを見る

Racconti galenici n°1, "La dieta di Luna", di Gabriele Carcano e Eva Incocciati. Consigliata a diarroici, gastritici, intollerranti e indignati. "E' il 2054, il signor Quir, al secolo Quirino, intol……続きを見る

Un viaggio per raccontare impressioni, incontri e riflessioni su quanto visto e sui racconti ascoltati all'ombra della diga del Vajont, attraverso gli occhi di un trentenne che oltre cinquant'anni d……続きを見る

L'eruzione del Krakatoa; l'estinzione dei dinosauri e le altre grandi estinzioni di massa; la tragedia del Vajont; la Peste Nera. Sono solo alcune delle catastrofi che hanno segnato la violenta stor……続きを見る

L’autore percorre sette anni dal 2007 al 2014 raccogliendo tutto quello che ha scritto sulla rivista Agoramagazine. Sono gli anni delle riforme in campo ambientale che appaiono sempre come l’incompi……続きを見る

Cos’è il cambiamento climatico e perché stentiamo a credere che esista? Perché è difficile contrastarlo? Cosa significa per noi e per i nostri discendenti? In che senso la questione ambientale rappr……続きを見る

Nel 2393, trecento anni dopo i tragici eventi che portarono al collasso climatico, sociale, economico e demografico delle grandi potenze occidentali del Ventesimo secolo, un giovane storico della Se……続きを見る

21-12-2012 fatidica data segnalataci dal calendario Maya; inizio di un nuovo ciclo cosmico? Una nuova era spirituale? Un messaggio degli antichi per segnalarci una nuova inversione magnetica? Questi……続きを見る

C'è chi dice che la minaccia delle acque sia più temibile di quella del fuoco. Sono intimorito da entrambi in effetti.Comunque, che si abiti in città o in un paese di provincia, esiste il rischio pi……続きを見る

The Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by the baron Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. The novel was inspired by the painting The Last Day of Pompeii by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, which Bulw……続きを見る

Un’inchiesta tagliente come un rasoio. Un libro che suscita rabbia e indignazione. La verità sconvolgente sul nucleare in Italia. Di tanto in tanto, in date sconosciute, ci sono treni che fanno la s……続きを見る

Alluvioni, uragani, frane, ondate di calore, siccità: eventi climatici estremi con i quali sempre più spesso siamo chiamati a confrontarci da alcuni anni a questa parte. Quasi tutte le regioni itali……続きを見る

Sitting near four significant fault lines on the coastline of California, Diablo Canyon is just one of 65 nuclear power plants in the United States. After the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, A……続きを見る

This book is the sixth volume of the proceedings of the 4th GeoShanghai International Conference that was held on May 27 - 30, 2018. This volume, entitled “Advances in Soil Dynamics and Foundation E……続きを見る

This book is the seventh volume of the proceedings of the 4th GeoShanghai International Conference that was held on May 27 - 30, 2018. This volume, entitled “Geoenvironment and Geohazards”, presents……続きを見る

This book is the third volume of the proceedings of the 4th GeoShanghai International Conference that was held on May 27 - 30, 2018. This volume, entitled “Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering” , cov……続きを見る

Given the tendency of books on disasters to predominantly focus on strong geophysical or descriptive perspectives and in-depth accounts of particular catastrophes, Disaster Research provides a much-……続きを見る

Displacements in the Asia Pacific region are escalating. The region has for decades experienced more than half of the world’s natural disasters and, in recent years, a disproportionately high share ……続きを見る

Einfache Natronlauge kann als Scheuermittel, Toilettenreiniger oder gegen Gerüche eingesetzt werden. Zitronensäure entfernt Kalkflecken im Badezimmer und Mandelöl eignet sich hervorragend zur Babypf……続きを見る

Political disillusionment is widespread in contemporary society. In Japan, the search for the ‘outside’ of a stagnant reality sometimes leads marginalised young people to a disastrous image of socia……続きを見る

This book is a resource for understanding why Lightning continues to be a major health hazard, especially in the developing world, and equips researchers, governments, and public health advocates wi……続きを見る

The Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme was a seven-year research and development programme in Malawi that concluded in March 2017. The programme was designed to protect the liveli……続きを見る

“8 Easy Steps to Disaster Prepping” is a survival book detailing eight simple steps to prepare for any short-term disaster. This book includes tips and suggestions to help the newbie get started in ……続きを見る

The story follows several characters as the protagonist vividly recounts the different episodes of the Haiyan tragedy in a span of twelve days. In the face of such resignation, the characters were a……続きを見る

This book offers a high-level summary of shallow magmatic systems (dykes, sills and laccoliths) to support geoscience master and PhD students, scientists and practicing professionals. The product of……続きを見る

The devastating impacts of natural disasters not only directly affect humans and infrastructure, but also animals, which may be crucial to the livelihoods of many people. This book considers the nee……続きを見る

From 2007 to 2016, disasters triggered by natural hazards caused around 322,000 fatalities, affected 1.7 billion people, and resulted in direct physical damage totaling $487 billion in the developin……続きを見る

Disasters pose a significant threat to the sustainability of development investments. From 2007 to 2016, disasters triggered by natural hazards caused average daily physical losses of $133 million i……続きを見る

Asia and the Pacific faces significant exposure to every major type of geophysical and weather-related hazard, and the countries in the region consistently rank among the most at risk from the human……続きを見る