Disasters category: 785 books
by Xiu Li, Guoqiang Xue, Changchun Yin
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
This book is based on more than a decade of research the authors have pursued on the pseudo-seismic migration imaging of the transient electromagnetic method, and provides a series of important findings on the theory and applications in this area. It present and analyzes transforming principles, TEM...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
This book provides the proceedings of the 13th International Conference of Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Physics (COMECAP 2016) that is held in Thessaloniki from 19 to 21 September 2016. The Conference addresses fields of interest for researchers, professionals and students related to the...
Perspectives on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering
In Honour of Prof. Kenji Ishihara
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
This book offers a broad perspective on important topics in earthquake geotechnical engineering and gives specialists and those that are involved with research and application a more comprehensive understanding about the various topics. Consisting of eighteen chapters written by authors from the most...
Disaster Management and Private Sectors
Challenges and Potentials
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2015
This book draws upon case studies and practices of different types of DRR involvement by the private sector from all over the world. The book comprises two parts, Part I: Overview and Regional Cases; and Part II: Country Cases. The regional cases include those from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central...
by Liette Vasseur, Mary J. Thornbush, Steve Plante
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
This brief is based on an analysis that was performed on the 2010 winter storms that caused considerable damage to coastal communities in Atlantic Canada. The hazards that occurred were associated with storm surge,
high waves, coastal erosion, and flooding. The analysis covered a large multisite longitudinal...
Participatory Mangrove Management in a Changing Climate
Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
This book outlines the performance and management of mangroves in the changing climatic scenario of the Asia-Pacific region and draws examples and lessons from the national and community-driven mangrove conservation programs of relevant countries including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar,...
Death in the Donner Party
A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
In 1846, the eighty-seven members of the Donner Party left Illinois to begin a new life in California. Many pioneers made this journey, but the Donner Party faced delays and terrible misfortune. Trapped with few supplies in the snowy Sierra Nevada for the winter, what would the travelers do to survive?
To...
International Symposium on Geodesy for Earthquake and Natural Hazards (GENAH)
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Geodesy for Earthquake and Natural Hazards (GENAH), Matsushima, Japan, 22-26 July, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
These proceedings contain a selection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Symposium on Geodesy for Earthquake and Natural Hazards (GENAH), Matsushima, Japan, 22-26 July, 2014. The scientific sessions focused on monitoring temporal and spatial changes in Earth's lithosphere and...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
This book offers a systematic investigation of the ecological and environmental issues related to the land cover changes in Nepal by researchers from both China and Nepal. It discusses the eco-environmental issues faced by Nepal, particularly in the hills and mountain regions. It also sheds light...
Natural Hazard Zonation of Bihar (India) Using Geoinformatics
A Schematic Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
With increased climate variability, aggravated natural hazards in the form of extreme events are affecting the lives and livelihoods of many people. This work serves as a basis for formulating a ‘preparedness plan’ to ensure the effective policy formulation for planned development. Increased demand...
Experiencing Climate Change in Bangladesh
Vulnerability and Adaptation in Coastal Regions
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2015
Experiencing Climate Change in Bangladesh: Vulnerability and Adaptation in Coastal Regions provides a conceptual and empirical framework for understanding the vulnerability of coastal communities in Bangladesh to multiple stressors and presents the process by which rural households adapt their livelihoods.
The...
Adaptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries
A Case for Adaptation Governance and Leadership in Building Climate Resilience
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
In the Arab countries, climate change is a risk to poverty reduction and economic growth, threatening to unravel many of the development gains that have been achieved. The Arab Region is already suffering adverse consequences from climate variability and change. This book provides information on climate...
La batalla por el paraíso
Puerto Rico y el capitalismo del desastre
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 17, 2019
Entre los escombros del huracán María, los puertorriqueños y los «Puertopians» multimillonarios están atrapados en una batalla campal para decidir cómo reconstruir la isla. En esta vital y asombrosa investigación, Naomi Klein revela cómo las fuerzas de las políticas del shock y del capitalismo del desastre buscan minar la visión radical y resiliente de una recuperación justa.
by Zekâi Şen
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2017
This book draws on the author’s professional experience and expertise in humid and arid regions to familiarize readers with the basic scientific philosophy and methods regarding floods and their impacts on human life and property.
The basis of each model, algorithm and calculation methodology...