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Geospatial technology is a combination of state-of-the-art remote sensing and technology for geographic information systems (GIS) and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) for the mapping and m……続きを見る

By the early eighteenth century, the economic primacy, cultural efflorescence, and geopolitical power of the Dutch Republic appeared to be waning. The end of this Golden Age was also an era of natur……続きを見る

The second edition of this vital text integrates theory, research, and application to orient readers to the latest thinking about the role of social media in crisis communication. Specific crisis ar……続きを見る

This book comprehensively documents the various types of karst collapse and related conceptual site models, before discussing these collapses in terms of their impacts on engineering and the environ……続きを見る

This book describes recent developments in soil liquefaction engineering and introduces more appropriate procedures than the current ones to evaluate triggering and consequences of soil liquefaction……続きを見る

This Contemporaneous account tells of the destruction caused by the three consecutive devastating storms during the month of December 1839.First published in pamphlet form in 1840, Boston. 続きを見る

The Worst World Disasters of All Time is an overview of the most terrible disaster events in recorded history. Caution: Because of the nature of this book, some readers may find some of the content ……続きを見る

This handbook marks a key intervention in refugee studies in Indiaーhome to diverse groups of refugees, including an entire government in exile. It unravels the various socio-economic, political, an……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1984, deals authoritatively with the nature and management of slope failures and sediment movement and their impact on the hazardous landscape of Los Angeles county. Br……続きを見る

Le réchauffement climatique ...mythe ou réalité ? Epouvantail ou véritable menace pour l'humanité ? L'auteur a mené l'enquête de 2009 à 2011 et ensuite toute l'année 2019, cherchant l'origine du pro……続きを見る

"Prepping: The Ultimate Survival Guide" is a great way to help the novice to be prepared for an emergency. The ultimate prepper need not have this guide as they will already be prepared for any disa……続きを見る

In 'In Het Rijk van Vulcaan: de Uitbarsting van Krakatau en Hare Gevolgen' biedt R. A. van Sandick een diepgaande analyse van de catastrofale uitbarsting van de Krakatau in 1883. Het boek brengt de ……続きを見る

El autor presenta los hechos y datos ordenados cronológicamente, analiza y contrasta las fuentes consultadas y da cuenta de impactantes relatos de quienes fueron testigos o presenciaron las consecue……続きを見る

Global Application of Prescribed Fire provides a first-hand perspective of the various methods and ways people around the world view and use prescribed fire. It covers the logistics, constraints and……続きを見る

This book presents a comprehensive summary of research on tropical cyclone variability at various time scales, from intraseasonal and interannual to interdecadal and centennial. It covers the fundam……続きを見る

We think vulnerability still matters when considering how people are put at risk from hazards and this book shows why in a series of thematic chapters and case studies written by eminent disaster st……続きを見る

Laminated for durability, easily stored anywhere, designed for fast access and quick answers, this 6-page guide packs in the essentials of planning and action in the face of a disaster. Protect your……続きを見る

This informative and engaging book tells the true stories of the hurricanes that had the greatest impact on North Carolina and South Carolina, from the eighteenth century to the present day. Hurrica……続きを見る

Southeast Minnesota has regularly felt the wrath of nature. In 1890, a driving straight-line wind on Lake Pepin overturned the Sea Wing, killing ninety-eight people within minutes in the worst marin……続きを見る

After one's community has experienced an earthquake, a wildfire, a tsunami, a hurricane, a tornado outbreak, or any other natural environmental disaster, there are differences and challenges to prea……続きを見る

أوراق مريمية علامة جديدة في النشر الإلكتروني لتثقيف ومتعة أطفالنا نقدم قصة أنقذوا البيئة بصورة تربوية ممتعة من عمر 6 سنوات إلى 10 سنوات تحكي القصة عن أهمية المحافظة على البيئة وأهمية التخلص من التلو……続きを見る

This book is designed to educate vulnerable communities, emergency practitioners, and disaster researchers to increase the social and physical capacity of communities to mitigate and adapt to disast……続きを見る

'In the wake of the strongest earthquake in Italy for nearly forty years and the many aftershocks that followed, Italians began speaking of the earth beneath our feet as la terra ballerina, the danc……続きを見る

**HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID ATTENBOROUGH! 'The future of all life on this earth depends on our willingness to take action now' David Attenborough** The official companion to the ground**-breaking Netflix……続きを見る

Linda Strader is one of the first women hired on a fire crew with the U.S. Forest Service. A naïve twenty-year-old in the mid 1970s, she discovers fighting wildfires is challengingーbut in a man's w……続きを見る

The global escalation of natural and human-induced disasters, and their future predicted occurrence is extremely worrying, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In addition to summarizing global d……続きを見る

This book examines the issue of disaster recovery in relation to community wellbeing and resilience, exploring the social, political, demographic and environmental changes in the wake of the 2011 Fu……続きを見る

"Mi 27F" es un relato fluido que conmueve de principio a fin, desde su prólogo hasta su epílogo. No obliga ser chileno/a para entender y empatizar con la historia que, a través de detalles simples p……続きを見る

This book collects 5 keynote and 15 topic lectures presented at the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), held in Istanbul, Turkey, from August 24 to 29, 2014. T……続きを見る

This book collects 4 keynote and 15 theme lectures presented at the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), held in Istanbul, Turkey, from August 24 to 29, 2014. T……続きを見る