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Disasters and Economic Recovery provides perspectives on the economic issues that emerge before, during, and after natural disasters in an international context, by assessing the economic developmen……続きを見る

Vulkanudbrud, epidemier og jordskælv har flere gange ændret historiens gang. Byer er forsvundet i aske, lava og flammer eller lagt øde af pest. Da den sorte død hærgede sidst i middelalderen, døde o……続きを見る

As the world reels from the impact of a global pandemic and increasing intensity of climate-caused hazards, the humanitarian sector has never been more relevant. But providing aid to those affected ……続きを見る

There ought to be a law! How many times have we said and heard this desire? From his extensive experience with crafting, advocating, and implementing many of California's earthquake safety laws, aut……続きを見る

Technological advances have helped to enhance disaster resilience through better risk reduction, response, mitigation, rehabilitation and reconstruction. In former times, it was local and traditiona……続きを見る

Natural disasters about a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life. 続きを見る

WE RECEIVE NEW EARTHQUAKE NEWS EVERY DAY IN THE WORLD. WE KNOW WHAT IS EARTHQUAKE EVERY DAY, HOW DOES IT HAPPEN AND WHAT SHOULD WE DO BEFORE, INSTANTLY AND AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE? HOW AND WHY EARTHQUA……続きを見る

DÜNYADA GEÇTİĞİMİZ HER GÜN, YENİ DEPREM HABERLERİ ALIYORUZ. HER GÜN BU KADAR DEPREM HABERLERİ ALMAMIZA RAĞMEN HİÇ DEPREMİN NE OLDUĞUNU, NASIL OLUŞTUĞUNU VE DEPREM ÖNCESİNDE-ANINDA VE SONRASINDA NE Y……続きを見る

'Us firefighters do more than fight fires. We also assist those who have just gone through what's probably the worst experience of their lives.' The devastating 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires thre……続きを見る

This book calls for re-conceptualising urban recovery by exploring the intersection of reconstruction and displacement in volatile contexts in the Global South. It explores the spatial, social, arti……続きを見る

There is evidence that the world has been witnessing more intense tropical cyclones. Accompanying these tropical cyclones are heightened levels of devastation that witness the loss of human life and……続きを見る

From Evolution to Extinction, A Primer on Global Warming delivers one message: global warming presents an imminent threat to the existence of almost all living things including the human species. Te……続きを見る

Earth Observation for Flood Applications: Progress and Perspectives describes the latest scientific advances in Earth Observation. With recent floods around the world becoming ever more devastating,……続きを見る

Recurring extreme events of nature challenge disaster-prone settlements in complex ways. Devastating property damages are one of the tests of survival for such settlements in both economic and socia……続きを見る

Every year, droughts, floods, and fires impact hundreds of millions of people and cause massive economic losses. Climate change is making these catastrophes more dangerous. Now. Not in the future: N……続きを見る

Find the answers to disaster and emergency management research questions with Disaster and Emergency Management Methods. Written to engage students and to provide a flexible foundation for instructo……続きを見る

Il legame profondo tra l’acqua e il diritto alla salute è una tra le questioni sociali e geopolitiche più urgenti inerenti alla più essenziale delle risorse. In un’epoca segnata dai disastri ambient……続きを見る

An indispensable guide to dealing with disasters from one of today’s foremost thinkers in crisis management “In a world marred by preventable miscalculation, Juliette Kayyem’s The Devil Never Sleeps……続きを見る

Building resilience to the world’s increasingly damaging environmental hazards has become a priority. This book considers the scientific advances which have been made around the world to enhance thi……続きを見る

The concept of risk in global life has not been fully understood and explored and this book attempts to examine what it entails in the fast changing, interconnected and complex world. As a foundatio……続きを見る

Financial schemes for flood recovery, if properly designed and implemented, might increase flood resilience. However, options for the increase of flood resilience during the recovery phase are to a ……続きを見る

Based on interviews with over two hundred wildfire evacuees from seven First Nations, this book provides invaluable guidance on how Indigenous communities and external agencies can best prepare for ……続きを見る

This book aims, through its chapters, at providing the knowledge to make competent decisions, convince peers or top management to take appropriate action, or beat out the competition for climate ada……続きを見る

This book is part of a six-volume series on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience. The series aims to fill in gaps in theory and practice in the Sendai Framework, and provides additional resources,……続きを見る

Issues mankind faces today are global warming, climate change, widespread pollution of natural elements, environmental degradation and resource depletion. Environment protection does not suffer from……続きを見る

Mengenal Aneka Ragam Jenis Tanaman Pepohonan Pencegah & Penghalau Gelombang Tsunami Di Daerah Kawasan Pesisir Pantai Edisi Bahasa Indonesia Versi Ebook Jenis tanaman yang dapat meredam gelombang tsu……続きを見る

This book was written to bring to everyone's attention our obsession with technology, which is destroying our planet's biosphere and will eventually, in the author's opinion, bring about the extinct……続きを見る

LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE AN AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTABLE BOOK IN NONFICTION "[A] tremendous new book." ーThe Boston Globe "Carney and Miklian write vividly in the fas……続きを見る

This volume brings together contributions from world renowned researchers and practitioners in the field of geotechnical engineering. The chapters of this book are based on the keynote and invited l……続きを見る

The book highlights the root cause of human trafficking and analyses how factors of vulnerability affect the marginalized, especially during and after a disaster. Human trafficking like other studie……続きを見る