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Promoting Livelihood and Coping Strategies of Groups Affected by Conflicts and Natural Disasters
ILO Publications 2005; US$ 5.00Focuses on ways of coping with socio-economic and employment challenges of responding to crises arising from natural disaster, man-made catastrophe, or war. Reports on best practices and new avenues for crisis response and early warning, with examples from 14 developing countries around the world. more...
Social Perspectives on Disasters in Southeast Asia
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008; US$ 199.00The papers in this e-book were prepared for a panel of the 5th EuroSEAS conference held in Naples, Italy, between 12 and 15 September 2007. These include contributions from the academe as well as from the practitioner realm, notably NGOs, from Europe and Southeast Asia. The papers encompass case studies from rural and urban settings in Southeast Asia... more...
Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements in Arid Environments
Springer 2007; US$ 199.99Global warming has worsened the water resource crisis in many arid zones worldwide, from Africa to Asia, affecting millions of people and putting them at risk of hunger. Effective management of arid zone resources, including understanding the risks of toxic trace and heavy elements to humans, coupled with the need to produce more food to feed the worlda... more...
The Coast
Infobase Publishing 2008; US$ 47.40The Hazardous Earth is an eight-volume set that provides students with a comprehensive account of natural hazards-the geologic processes that create conditions dangerous to humans-and what can be done to minimize their effects. Designed to complement science curricula, the books present vivid accounts of historic disasters and events that have shaped... more...
Coral Reefs of the USA
Springer 2008; US$ 179.99Coral Reefs of the USA provides a complete overview of the present status of knowledge regarding all coral reef areas within the USA and its territories. It is written by the most experienced authorities in their fields and geographic areas. Stretching from the Caribbean to the western Pacific, the coral reefs of the USA span extensive geographic and... more...
Geomorphometry
Elsevier Science 2008; US$ 116.95Geomorphometry is the science of quantitative land-surface analysis. It draws upon mathematical, statistical, and image-processing techniques to quantify the shape of earth's topography at various spatial scales. The focus of geomorphometry is the calculation of surface-form measures (land-surface parameters) and features (objects), which may be... more...
Desert sedimentary environments
Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 155.00Desert sedimentary environments more...
Hydrodynamics and sedimentation in wave-dominated coastal environments
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 155.00Hydrodynamics and sedimentation in wave-dominated coastal environments more...









