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Natural Disasters in a Global Environment
Wiley 2013; US$ 38.95Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship. Examines a range of disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, landslides,... more...
Natural Hazards
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 48.00This revised edition is a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary treatment of the full range of natural hazards. Accessible, readable and well supported by over 180 maps, diagrams and photographs, it is a standard text for students and an invaluable guide for professionals in the field. more...
Extreme Events in Nature and Society
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 84.99Presents unifying and distinguishing features of extreme events, including problems of understanding and modelling their origin, spatial and temporal extension, and potential impact. This book aims to help in the difficult problem of anticipation: forecasting the event and proposing measures to moderate or prevent it. more...
Mitigation of Natural Hazards and Disasters
Springer 2006; US$ 109.99Examines the aspects of prevention, mitigation, and management of environmental hazards and disasters from an international perspective. In light of the debate on climate change and the effects of such a change upon increasing frequency and magnitude of extreme environmental events, this work overviews various policy and response discourses. more...
The Doomsday Book
Vision Paperbacks 2006; US$ 16.99Looking at the threats to civilisation, this book explains the story and the science behind each one, and provides an assessment of how serious they are and what can and is likely to be done about them. Examining the fate of ancient civilsations and explaining the lessons they teach us, it explores the likelihood of survival when disaster hits. more...
Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards
United Nations University Press 2006; US$ 39.00A seemingly non-stop series of disasters has shown that societies worldwide seem unprepared for the threats posed by natural hazards: Hurricane Katrina, drought in Africa; flooding in China and Germany; earthquakes in Pakistan and India; a tsunami in South-East Asia; and forest fires in Portugal, Australia and North America. The tragic impacts... more...
International Perspectives on Natural Disasters
Springer 2006; US$ 239.00Presents the occurrences and distributions of natural disaster events and the responses and mitigation practices associated with them. This volume includes a CD-ROM containing electronic versions of the figures, which are all printed in black-and-white in the book. more...
Large-Scale Disasters
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 184.00A review volume presenting research into the prediction, prevention or mitigation of large-scale disasters. more...
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...









