Social Impact of Disasters
"Disastrous Consequences"
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"Special Issue of Saq" series; Examines the political and social problems that underlie and exacerbate the effects of disasters, be they natural or man-made. This book argues that media reports during Hurricane Katrina worked to deny or disguise institutionalized racism, suppressing potential dissent and controversy. It also explores the conditions of life in Detroit. 2007. Paperback, 220 pages. Size: 229 x 160 mm. Weight: 392g.
Author: (Cazdyn, Eric, ed.)
ISBN: 0822367009
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Impact of Disasters
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"Fire in California's Ecosystems"
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Focusing on California and issues specific to fire ecology and management in the state's bioregions, this work provides scientific information for use in land restoration and other management decisions made in the field. It introduces the basics of fire ecology, and includes an overview of fire, vegetation, and climate in California; and more. With illustrations, maps. Hardback, 612 pages. Size: 285 x 223 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: (Sugihara, Neil G., ed.)
ISBN: 0520246055
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Impact of Disasters
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"Flood Hazards and Health"Responding to Present and Future Risks
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Flood hazards and the risks they present to human health are an increasing concern across the globe. This book provides assessment and discussion of the global health implications of flooding and future flood risk. It combines an analysis of the human health impacts of flooding with analysis of individual and societal response to those risks. With figures, tables, boxes, maps, index. Paperback, 232 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 381g.
Author: (Few, Roger, ed.)
ISBN: 1844072169
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Impact of Disasters
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"Flood Risk Management in Europe"Innovation in Policy and Practice
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"Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research" series; Brings together 26 articles on technical, socio-economic, environmental and policy aspects of flood risk management. These articles contribute to the five sections with the general themes: flood risk management practice, flood events and impacts, flood analysis and modelling; flood forecasting; and flood management policy. With 150 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations. Hardback, 550 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 1042g.
Author: (Begum, S. (Environment Agency), ed.)
ISBN: 1402041993
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Date: 2007 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Impact of Disasters
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"Governing After Crisis"The Politics of Investigation, Accountability and Learning
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Examines post-crisis investigations and addresses the longer term impact of crisis-induced politics. With 6 line figures. Hardback, 336 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 572g.
Author: (Boin, Arjen, ed.)
ISBN: 0521885299
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Impact of Disasters
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"Handbook of Disaster Research"
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"Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research" series; Past disasters include the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, bomb explosions in London, and landslides in Indonesia. Based on the principle that disasters are social constructions, this book focuses on social science disaster research. It provides an interdisciplinary approach to disasters with theoretical, methodological, and practical applications. With 31 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white tables, 31 black & white line drawings. Hardback, 643 pages. Size: 254 x 178 mm. Weight: 1275g.
Author: (Rodriguez, Havidan, ed.)
ISBN: 0387323317
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Impact of Disasters
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"Modeling Spatial and Economic Impacts of Disasters"
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"Advances in Spatial Science" series; With 72 illus.. Hardback, 333 pages. Size: 238 x 163 mm. Weight: 615g.
Author: (Okuyama, Yasuhide, ed.)
ISBN: 3540214496
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
Date: 2004 (Germany)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Impact of Disasters
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"Natural Disasters"
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Focuses on natural disasters: how the normal processes of the Earth concentrate their energies and deal heavy blows to humans and their structures. This book is concerned with how the natural world operates and, in so doing, kills and maims humans and destroys their works. With illustrations. 6 rev ed. Paperback, Size: 274 x 215 mm. Weight: 1079g.
Author: Abbott, Patrick L.
ISBN: 0071102183
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Social Impact of Disasters
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"At Risk"Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters
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The new edition of At Risk confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters since it was first published and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed. With 1. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 492 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 818g.
Author: Blaikie, Piers M. Cannon, Terry (University of Greenwich) Davis, Ian Wisner, Ben
ISBN: 0415252164
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Impact of Disasters
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"Nuclear Afternoon"True Stories of Atomic Disasters
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A chilling chronicle of major nuclear incidents around the globe such as Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, spanning more than 60 years. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 210 x 140 mm. Weight: 288g.
Author: Burleson, Clyde W.
ISBN: 1560259965
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Impact of Disasters
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"Peakland Air Crashes"The Central Area
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Covers the area from south Buxton to the Hope Valley, west to Manchester and east towards Sheffield. Written by a former military and civilian pilot, the author looks at approximately 70 air crashes in this area with details of all known crashes; drawing on accident inquiry reports, witness statements and newspaper accounts. With well illustrated. Paperback, 192 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Cunningham, P.
ISBN: 1843062208
Publisher: Landmark Publishing Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Impact of Disasters
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"Great British Weather Disasters"
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What then is the place of weather disasters in our climate? Are they freaks or a necessary part of the whole? How rare are meteorological event does it take to cause chaos in our day-to-day lives? What is the role of local and central government, the insurance industry, the media and the public? This book addresses these questions. With illustrations. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 582g.
Author: Eden, Philip
ISBN: 082647621X
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Impact of Disasters
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"The Precautionary Principle in the 20th Century"Late Lessons From Early Warnings
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The precautionary principle is seen as fundamental to successful policies for sustainability. Understanding what it can and cannot achieve is crucial. This volume reviews the last century to examine the role the principle played, or could have played, in a range of major and avoidable diasters. With figures, tables, index. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 233 x 153 mm. Weight: 462g.
Author: The European Environment Agency (Gee, David, ed.)
ISBN: 1853838934
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Impact of Disasters
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"No Ordinary Heroes"8 Doctors, 30 Nurses, 7,000 Prisoners, and a Category 5 Hurricane
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With col. illustrations, maps. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 403g.
Author: Gallagher, Diana Inglese, Demaree
ISBN: 080652832X
Publisher: Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Impact of Disasters
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"Flirting With Disaster"Why Accidents Are Rarely Accidental
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We tend to think of disasters as uncontrollable acts of nature or inevitable accidents. But are such incidents unavoidable or ever truly accidental? This book insists that disasters need not be inevitable if we learn from history, prepare carefully for the worst case, and speak out when we see danger looming. With b/w throughout, includes illustrations. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 210 x 140 mm. Weight: 331g.
Author: Gerstein, Marc S.
ISBN: 1402761082
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co Inc
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Impact of Disasters
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