(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Feb-2019, Part-work (fascículo), Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199565276)
The Oxford Handbook of Humanitarian Medicine is a practical guide covering all aspects of the provision of care in humanitarian situations and complex emergencies. It includes evidence-based clinical guidance, aimed specifically at resource...Loe edasi...
This book sheds light on the past and future climate change and its impact on water resources in the driest region in the world. In its introductory chapters, it tackles a comprehensive coverage of data analysis for the entire Middle East Region, an...Loe edasi...
This book presents an analysis of historical changes of sea level based on the latest observational and monitoring data, predicts the amplitude of SLR and extreme sea level events in coastal China, North Indian Ocean, and Red Sea in the next 100 yea...Loe edasi...
This book synthesizes the findings from a collaborative workshop featuring leading experts from academia, government, and industry, aimed at addressing the intricate interdependencies between climate change, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructur...Loe edasi...
This book explores the varying effects of wildfire on individuals, families, communities, and governments as local and State agencies in California grapple with the realities of recovery. The field of wildfire recovery is an industry in design. Poli...Loe edasi...
This is the first book to theorise humanitarian power within the crimes of the powerful tradition, offering a compelling account of the structural forces embedded in humanitarian institutions, and the practices and forms of legitimation thr...Loe edasi...
This book covers an overview of the distribution of permafrost in China and its engineering properties as well as its environment protection. Frozen soil engineering of cold re...Loe edasi...
The Evolution of Fire is stunningly writtenvivid in imagery, in the braiding together of language, and in the honoring of every person it shines a light on.Hanif Abdurraqib, author of Theres Always This Year From the celebrated author...Loe edasi...
This book explores cutting-edge innovations that strengthen disaster and climate resilience, highlighting the intersection of technology, society, finance, and ecosystems. It provides a comprehensive review of advancements in sustainable infrastruct...Loe edasi...
The safety and serviceability of in-service structures and infrastructure systems are often threatened by natural hazards. Owners and decision makers are especially concerned about the resilience of an asset (structure or infrastructure), namely its...Loe edasi...
This book examines how peoples self-awareness is affected by both internal and external factors amid war and poverty. It explores how agency has influenced the inward human development of rural women who face triple disadvantages related to gender,...Loe edasi...
This book contains the first comprehensive history using extensive primary sources to trace the disaster response the regime engaged in, contextualizing its contribution to the public risk that remains in Romanias capital Bucharest....Loe edasi...
This book considers how basic income could be used as a mechanism for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in African agrarian societies. It will be of interest to readers across the fields of global development, African studies, an...Loe edasi...
Forced population movements are a defining feature of almost any humanitarian crisis, shaping the design, targeting, and delivery of emergency responses. This books operational and theoretical insights will be useful for a range of readers, from hu...Loe edasi...
Amid complex socio-environmental crises, this timely volume explores the geographies and socio-spatial ecologies essential for disaster risk reduction and sustainability. It offers a comprehensive look at disaster management fundamentals and real-wo...Loe edasi...
Chris Ewing, Matthew Foote, William Forde, Tina Thomson
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc, ISBN-13: 9781119751441)
Geographic Perspectives on Disaster Risk Management examines the essential role of geospatial data and analysis throughout the disaster risk management lifecycle, addressing how we understand, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. It...Loe edasi...
Drawing on global case studies, this is the first book to outline and elaborate on the ways that human geography has extended our understanding of disasters. This volume explores the unique, creative, and critical ways human geography m...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 12-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Simon & Schuster, ISBN-13: 9781668219034)
CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti’s searing firsthand account of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, the failures that fueled the catastrophe, and the high-stakes battle over how the city will rebuild ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games....Loe edasi...
Pursuing a new global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective. Owing to its location close to successive plate margins, Iberia has played a pivotal ro...Loe edasi...
This book provides an introduction to earthquake source physics, at the heart of modern earthquake seismology. It employs a unique dual approach for grasping the physics both from mathematical and numerical analyses; ...Loe edasi...
In a world facing a spiralling crisis caused by the most formidable elemental magic the world has ever witnessed, Amelio finds himself in the eye of the storm. As he awakens a dormant power within, he joins a brave band on a daring quest to tame the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Ohio University Press, ISBN-13: 9780821426777)
Cyclonic Lives explores how cyclones in Mauritius shape identity, memory, and power. Blending history, myth, and state archives, it shows disasters as ongoing processes that redefine race, gender, and governance amid climate change....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Manchester University Press, ISBN-13: 9781526178114)
This is a study of disasters cyclones, earthquakes and famines in British India, 1770-1934, through a reading of a vast archive of colonial texts. -- ....Loe edasi...
The seismic safety of dams is a critical concern worldwide, especially in seismically active regions where aging concrete infrastructure poses serious risks to communities, ecosystems, and economies. In recent years, there has been a growing shift t...Loe edasi...
Integrative Sensing Strategies for Disaster Management explores the synergy between airborne remote sensing and social data in addressing disaster management. This book provides a framework for leveraging diverse data sources to enhance respon...Loe edasi...
Climate and Natural Hazard Risks is an in-depth examination of the physical, environmental, economic, and social impacts of climate change and natural hazards on vulnerable populations in different areas around the world. The authors open with...Loe edasi...
Gender plays a crucial role in shaping the vulnerabilities and resilience of communities in the face of disaster risk and climate change. Women, men, and gender minorities often experience the impacts of climate change and disasters differently due...Loe edasi...
This volume explores the complex relationships between hazard, vulnerability and disaster for steering the challenges posed by disaster. Divergent to popular conviction and moving beyond technocratic approach, this book argues that natural hazards...Loe edasi...
This volume explores the complex relationships between hazard, vulnerability and disaster for steering the challenges posed by disaster. Divergent to popular conviction and moving beyond technocratic approach, this book argues that natural hazards...Loe edasi...
The case of Chile is illustrative of a transition from command and control to market-based management policies, where economic incentives play a significant role in water management. This book deals with drought policy in Chile and other countries....Loe edasi...
This book investigates the uneasy coexistence of two current policy pathways within international development: to monetize aid and simultaneously to localize it.The book explores these paths through the experiences of the development expert...Loe edasi...
This volume contains contributions from over 60 authors from 20 countries exploring the importance of climate justice and equity in climate action. While focused on cultural heritage, its relevance extends into other fields including policy, just...Loe edasi...
Global Drought and Sustainability provides a comprehensive examination of drought as a major global challenge, emphasizing its close connection to climate change and the urgent need for sustainable water management. The book is organized into...Loe edasi...
Towhata and coauthors draw on their decades of research and innovation to describe an inexpensive and easy to interpret early warning system for rainfall-induced landslides. This system will enable readers to identify slope collapses before they h...Loe edasi...
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of morpho-hydro-sediment interactive processes to explain channel planform dynamics, integrating advanced quantitative techniques and assessing flood risks, including model-based mitigation strategies...Loe edasi...
This open access book explores the complexity of socio-environmental extreme events and the possible ways to cope with them by mobilising critical and spatial thinking. Being set in critical disaster studies, it proposes a critique of dominant intel...Loe edasi...
Reimagining Disasters builds on the momentum gained by the 2019 Disaster Studies Manifesto, which aims to inspire and inform more respectful, reciprocal and genuine relationships between home and visiting researchers in disaster studies. ...Loe edasi...
Reimagining Disasters builds on the momentum gained by the 2019 Disaster Studies Manifesto, which aims to inspire and inform more respectful, reciprocal and genuine relationships between home and visiting researchers in disaster studies. Th...Loe edasi...
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Sari: Asia-Pacific Disaster Report
(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Mar-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: United Nations, ISBN-13: 9789211544558)
Dissecting the rising threat of extreme heat in the Asia-Pacific, the report examines its profound effects on communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems. It offers science-based mitigation measures and regional cooperation strategies to bolster res...Loe edasi...
