Disasters category: 785 books
Tsunami
The Underrated Hazard
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
It is a comprehensive and well illustrated textbook on all aspects of tsunami. I don't think there is any other book on the topic published. As one bookseller said after the Indian Ocean tsunami event, "I would have just filled my front window with copies and they would have walked out the store."...
Adapting to Climate Change
Lessons from Natural Hazards Planning
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2014
This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes...
by Michel Ochi
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2003
Hurricanes are one of the most adverse aspects of the ocean environment, with the potential to cause a disastrous event for marine systems in the ocean. Hurricane Generated Seas is an invaluable reference for all involved in the field of naval, ocean and coastal engineering. The work clarifies hurricane...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2009
This book is the second in a series that examines how geographic information te- nologies (GIT) are being implemented to improve our understanding of a variety of hazard and disaster situations. The main types of technologies covered under the umbrella of GIT, as used in this volume, are geographic...
ISFRAM 2014
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Flood Research and Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
This book highlights research in flood related areas and sustainable management conducted by researchers around the world, compiling their innovative work in order to share best practices for managing floods and recommended flood solutions. The individual papers cover the fundamentals and latest advances...
by Boris W. Levin, Mikhail Nosov
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
This second edition reflects significant progress in tsunami research, monitoring and mitigation within the last decade. Primarily meant to summarize the state-of-the-art knowledge on physics of tsunamis, it describes up-to-date models of tsunamis generated by a submarine earthquake, landslide, volcanic...
by Baxter E. Vieux
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
This book presents a unified approach for modeling hydrologic processes distributed in space and time using geographic information systems (GIS). This Third Edition focuses on the principles of implementing a distributed model using geospatial data to simulate hydrologic processes in urban, rural...
The Glaciers of Iceland
A Historical, Cultural and Scientific Overview
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
This book is the first comprehensive overview and evaluation of the origins, history and current size and condition of all of Iceland's major glaciers (including Vatnajökull, the largest in Europe) at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is not only illustrated with many beautiful photographs...
The Modern American Frugal Housewife Book #4 - Emergency Prepping
The Modern American Frugal Housewife Series, #4
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2016
If you can survive in the arctic naked with nothing but a paperclip, this book is not for you.
If you can kill a grizzly bear with your bare hands, this book is not for you.
If you're planning for a Zombie Apocalypse or the next Ice Age, this book is not for you.
If you're just a regular person looking...
Civil Society Organization and Disaster Risk Reduction
The Asian Dilemma
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Civil society organizations (CSOs) have played important roles over the years in the disaster field. Starting from the traditional approach of response and relief, the emphasis has gradually shifted to disaster risk reduction. From international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to national...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
This book addresses environmental and medical issues that could risk our well-being, our health, or even cause death. Some of the issues analysed could have negative consequences not only today but also for future generations if not prevented in time. With regard to health risks, the authors discuss...
Disaster by Design
The Aral Sea and Its Lessons for Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Disaster by Design: The Aral Sea, Lessons for Sustainability addresses the impacts of the Aral Sea disaster. The virtual disappearance of what was the world's fourth largest inland body of water was neither natural nor accidental. It was the result of deliberate policy decisions. The sea's disappearance...
Disaster Vulnerability, Hazards and Resilience
Perspectives from Florida
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
This monograph provides valuable lessons in building disaster resilience for rural communities and beyond. With a focus on Florida, the authors present a comprehensive review of the current debates surrounding the study of resilience, from federal frameworks, state plans and local initiatives. They...
by Melvin Garcia
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Prepper's Pantry 55 Most Popular Convenience Food for Tasty Life Saving Meals
Who says that your emergency food stockpile has to be filled with bland, flavorless junk? With the right advice and the right amount of ingenuity, you can recreate a familiar, delicious, nutritious, and most of all...