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This open access book summarizes the findings of the VUELCO project, a multi-disciplinary and cross-boundary research funded by the European Commission's 7th framework program. It comprises four bro……続きを見る

¿Cómo saber si estamos cerca del fin? ¿Cuáles son todas esas acciones que están causando el deterioro de nuestro planeta? ¿Acaso hay algo que podamos hacer para detenerlo? Sigue leyendo… "Nuestro pr……続きを見る

This open access book originates from an international workshop organized by Turkish Natural Catastrophe Insurance Pool (TCIP) in November 2019 that gathered renown researchers from academia, repres……続きを見る

This open access book provides a comprehensive overview of volcanic crisis research, the goal being to establish ways of successfully applying volcanology in practice and to identify areas that need……続きを見る

This open access book provides worldwide examples demonstrating the importance of the interplay between demography and disasters in regions and spatially. It marks an advance in practical and theore……続きを見る

The recent coronavirus disease pandemic has exposed the nature of compound risk, which occurs when two or more shock events overlap, inducing additional pressure on social and physical vulnerabiliti……続きを見る

This Handbook provides a state-of-the-science review of research and practice in the human dimensions of hazards field. The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Hazards and Society reviews and assess……続きを見る

On November 11, 2012, Wayne Adams forecast a tornado six months in advance to the street. He sent an email to the American Meteorology Society President and a snail mail letter to the National Sever……続きを見る

A vivid saga of courage, sacrifice and survival, Bold Forecast brings home the power of Nature - and the power of ordinary people in the face of epic catastrophe. When 1972's Hurricane Agnes roared……続きを見る

On November 11, 2012, Wayne Adams forecast a tornado six months in advance to the street. He sent an email to the American Meteorology Society President and a snail mail letter to the National Sever……続きを見る

This Open Access Book is the first to examine disasters from a multidisciplinary perspective. Justification of actions in the face of disasters requires recourse both to conceptual analysis and ethi……続きを見る

Infrastructure has played a critical role in Asia and the Pacific’s rapid economic growth. Roads, bridges, and power networks, among other assets, are part of people’s daily lives, and a foundation ……続きを見る

¿Te preocupa -como a muchos otros- el calentamiento global pero realmente no terminas de entenderlo? ¿Tienes ideas de lo que ha causado y en qué momento todo mundo comenzó hablar del calentamiento g……続きを見る

Best Drought Tolerant Grass Plant For Hot Desert Climates Zone Bilingual Edition In English and Germany Languange. In many parts of the country or areas with water restrictions, drought-tolerant gra……続きを見る

Integrated earthquake simulation (IES) is a new method for evaluating earthquake hazards and disasters induced in cities and urban areas. It utilises a sequence of numerical simulations of such aspe……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

This book provides a synthesis of the physiography and geodynamics of the entire Pyrenean orogen and its foreland basins, providing the "big picture" (structure of the orogen and chronology of its f……続きを見る

The Plague Years collects scholarly and essayistic reflections on literary, visual, and sonic representations of the COVID-19 and other pandemics. These are placed alongside poetry and short fiction……続きを見る

Everything You Need to Get Ready for Any Type of Disaster - all in one book! ....checklists, evacuation and communication plans, disaster kit lists, emergency food lists, templates, downloadable han……続きを見る

Juli 2021. Eine Katastrophe biblischen Ausmaßes zerstört im Westen Deutschlands einen ganzen Landstrich. Mit am stärksten betroffen ist das Ahrtal. Durch die engen Gassen tost eine Flutwelle der Ve……続きを見る

This edition includes the following editor's introduction:The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 and how it was told First published in 1906, "Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror" is a ……続きを見る

Après avoir cherché à comprendre le partage des responsabilités de la catastrophe de Fukushima et examiné certaines questions éthiques impliquées dans l'utilisation de la technologie nucléaire, la C……続きを見る

This book discusses the need for entrepreneurship for sustainable development from the perspective of Asia, the fastest growing region in the world. The world is now witnessing a spectacular rise of……続きを見る

The world has spent the majority of 2020 enduring an unpreceded crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of this crisis has been enormous, and the situation has yet to be resolved. It is s……続きを見る

Research on historical earthquakes and tsunamis in the Iberian Peninsula has made great strides in recent years, from diverse scientific fields ranging from geology to archaeology. In addition to th……続きを見る

Disaster preparedness is a topic that everyone should consider, not just people on the fringe. No matter where people live, the potential for a natural or manmade disaster exists, and every home sho……続きを見る

This extraordinary and utterly moving memoir captures one family’s spiritーand their lossesーin a harsh landscape that has been shaped and exploited over hundreds of years. Miracle Country chronicle……続きを見る

Braiding together illustration, observation, and reportage, artist and naturalist Robin Lee Carlson offers a watershed work that will forever change how we live with wildfire in the West When the na……続きを見る

Drawing a transdisciplinary perspective, this book investigates the ways in which gender intersect with rebuilding and post-disaster recovery process. It shows how climate-induced disasters as well ……続きを見る

There's nothing the British love more than discussing the weather and debating what it's going to do next. This handy-sized guide explains what causes the weather and easy ways to make your own fore……続きを見る