The second edition of this leading textbook provides the definitive guide to disaster health management. From the key concepts, principles and terminology, to systems for mitigation, planning, respo……続きを見る
This book explores the relationship between tourism and high-magnitude storm events, including cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons and flooding, across all stages of a disaster. It considers the measu……続きを見る
著者:Barry Seegebarth
出版社: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
発売日: 2023年09月18日
In 1948-49, Nebraska experienced a winter like never before. Brutal cold, unbearable winds and record snowfall made roads impassable and life difficult for locals. Farmers and ranchers struggled wit……続きを見る
著者:Cary J. Griffith
出版社: University of Minnesota Press
発売日: 2024年01月30日
Stories from survivors of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness’s epochal weather disaster
On July 4, 1999, in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), a bizarre confluence of meteorol……続きを見る
Preparedness takes action! Learn more about hazards which can affect your community and ways you can take action to prepare and participate: Earthquakes can occur suddenly and be deadly. Most earthq……続きを見る
Preparedness takes action! Learn more about hazards which can affect your community and ways you can take action to prepare and participate: Earthquakes can occur suddenly and be deadly. Most earthq……続きを見る
One of the key messages of this book is that addressing the climate crisis requires a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach. There is no one solution that can solve the problem alone. Instead, we……続きを見る
Mengenal lebih dekat aneka jenis tanaman rumput tahan api yang tidak mudah terbakar, yang akan sangat bermanfaat untuk mencegah kebakaran hutan (forest wildfires) dan menjaga kelestarian alam versi ……続きを見る
Climate Change: A Call for Global Cooperation is a timely and urgent call to action for individuals, communities, governments, and businesses around the world. The book explores the science behind c……続きを見る
This book takes the topic of aviation crisis and emergency management and walks the reader through what aviation organisations must consider alongside legislation to respond fully to an aviation eme……続きを見る
This open access book provides an overview of the progress in landslide research and technology and is part of a book series of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL). The book provides a ……続きを見る
The extended periods of abnormally high temperatures relative to the expected conditions for a specific region and season called heatwaves, are among the most deadly and potentially devastating impa……続きを見る
"Mientras escribo este libro, leo los diarios y escucho las noticias, y siento como si todas las lecciones que he aprendido después de haber vivido e investigado sobre los desastres naturales y sus ……続きを見る
De norte a sur, la mirada del geofísico Cristian Farías sobre los eventos naturales que azotan nuestra geografía y que provocan, por fallas humanas, aquello que llamamos "desastre".
¿Por qué se sigu……続きを見る
Tra i numerosi e importanti libri sul rapporto tra l’uomo e la natura e sul concetto di ecologia non esiste un libro-mondo come questo. Un viaggio nella storia del pensiero, nel passato e nel futuro……続きを見る
Environmental education is an essential tool to make the population aware of the importance of preserving the environment and adopting sustainable consumption practices on a daily basis. In this awa……続きを見る
La educación ambiental es una herramienta esencial para concienciar a la población de la importancia de preservar el medio ambiente y adoptar prácticas de consumo sostenible en el día a día. En este……続きを見る
This book discusses the issue of riverbank erosion and its associated causes, risks and social challenges in the Bengal Delta. The book covers the physical processes and indicators of riverbank eros……続きを見る
È il tempo degli eventi meteorologici estremi. Tempeste, alluvioni, trombe d’aria e d’acqua, grandinate, siccità, ondate di calore mai viste. Fenomeni sempre più gravi, imprevedibili e frequenti, de……続きを見る
From the author of the Fall 2015 Disney movie The Finest Hours, the “thrilling and perfectly paced” (Booklist) story of the sinking and rescue of Bountyーthe tall ship used in the classic 1962 movie……続きを見る
著者:Dyan deNapoli
出版社: Simon & Schuster
発売日: 2024年02月13日
ON JUNE 23, 2000, the iron-ore carrier MV Treasure, en route from Brazil to China, foundered off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, spilling 1,300 tons of oil into the ocean and contaminating the……続きを見る
FIVE INJURED CLIMBERS. TEN SEASONED RANGERS. ONE IMPOSSIBLE RESCUE.
On the afternoon of July 26, 2003, six vacationing mountain climbers ascended the peak of the Grand Teton in Jackson Hole, Wyoming……続きを見る
著者:David Roberts
出版社: Simon & Schuster
発売日: 2024年02月13日
The little-known story of a deadly 1,300-mile trek by Mormon converts in 1856: “This compelling account of a major frontier catastrophe is hard to put down.” ーBooklist
In 1856, led by the church’s ……続きを見る
著者:Chris Rose
出版社: Simon & Schuster
発売日: 2024年02月13日
With a new foreword by the authorーChris Rose’s New York Times bestselling collection: “A gripping book about life’s challenges in post-Katrina New Orleans…packed with heart, honesty, and wit” (New ……続きを見る
Killer tornadoes. Violent tropical storms. Devastating temperatures. Are these just the prelude to an unprecedented environmental disaster in our near future?
Two of America's leading investigators ……続きを見る
The story behind the major motion picture from Disneyーstarring Chris Pine, Eric Bana, and Casey Affleckー“a blockbuster account of tragedy at sea” (The Providence Journal).
It’s the winter of 1952 ……続きを見る
The Skills of Wilderness Survival - U.S. Army Manual is a comprehensive guide to surviving in the wild, covering essential topics such as shelter construction, food procurement, water purification, ……続きを見る
El libro, "Empowered Survival: A Comprehensive Guide for Women" (Supervivencia empoderada: una guía completa para mujeres), pretende ofrecer un recurso completo y empoderador para que las mujeres me……続きを見る
This book focuses on integrated disaster risk reduction arising out of climate change and shows how communities build resilience through adaptive and transformative strategies at the local and globa……続きを見る
Case Studies in Disaster Response, the latest release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, focuses on the key functions performed in the emerge……続きを見る