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Hardback. This book contributes to the understanding of crisis and disaster management generally, but with a specific focus on the Asia Pacific. With contributions by international scholars and practitioners, the book discusses both the theoretical and practical approaches toward successful crisis and disaster management. Editor(s): Ritchie, Brent W. (University of Queensland); Campiranon, Kom. Series: CABI Series in Tourism Management. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; JPSL; KNSG; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Tourism Crisis and Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780643250
- ISBN
- 9781780643250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.28
€ 117.28
Paperback. Hurricanes and storms strike New Orleans and Mumbai; flooding causes devastation in England and Mozambique; and, droughts occur in Australia and Darfur. This work confronts some of the most urgent questions facing us: What are the dangers? How can the world adapt? And what does this mean for us all? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099524052
- ISBN
- 9780099524052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.38
€ 20.99
€ 16.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, B/W art throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; RNC; RNK; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 244 x 34. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610395304
- ISBN
- 9781610395304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.07
€ 34.99
€ 23.07
Hardback. This work examines what was responsible for a tsunami that destroyed settlements in the Mediterranean in 365 AD. It details how western Crete was lifted out of the sea by up to 10 meters in a massive earthquake, which occurred on a previously unknown fault. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; PHVG; RBGD; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642208034
- ISBN
- 9783642208034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Paperback. This book examines Piton de la Fournaise and Karthala, two shield volcanoes. It presents geological, geophysical, geochemical and petrological aspects as well as studies on physical geography, natural hazards and the sociological and behavioural approaches. Editor(s): Bachelery, Patrick; Lenat, Jean-Francois; Di Muro, Andrea; Michon, Laurent. Series: Active Volcanoes of the World. Num Pages: 441 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 117 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC; RBG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 441
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662509579
- ISBN
- 9783662509579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 145.62
€ 145.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Glavovic, Bruce C.; Smith, Gavin P. Series: Environmental Hazards. Num Pages: 481 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 481
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789402402919
- ISBN
- 9789402402919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.18
€ 187.18
Hardcover. Adapting to Climate Change Editor(s): Glavovic, Bruce C.; Smith, Gavin P. Series: Environmental Hazards. Num Pages: 481 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401786300
- ISBN
- 9789401786300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.52
€ 188.52
Hardback. This interdisciplinary approach explores how adaptive capacity builds environmental governance in complex social-ecological systems. Cutting-edge theoretical developments are presented, in addition to empirical case studies from water, fisheries, forestry, as well as geographic settings. Editor(s): Armitage, Derek; Plummer, Ryan. Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGC; RGL; RNF; RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642121937
- ISBN
- 9783642121937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.44
€ 187.44
Advances in Numerical Simulation in Physics and Engineering
. Ed(S): Pares, Carlos; Vazquez Cendon, Carlo...
Paperback. Editor(s): Pares, Carlos; Vazquez Cendon, Carlos; Coquel, Frederic. Series: SEMA SIMAI Springer Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBWH; RNR; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319348858
- ISBN
- 9783319348858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Paperback. The effects of floods, droughts, hurricanes, and earthquakes and tsunamis have destroyed people's lives and their built environments, and changed land forms, such as mountains, rivers, forests, and canyons. This collection of essays focuses on earthquakes in Latin America since the mid-nineteenth century. Editor(s): Buchenau, Jurgen; Johnson, Lyman L. Series Editor(s): Johnson, Lyman L. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826346230
- ISBN
- 9780826346230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.79
€ 40.79
Paperback. The book constitutes an extraordinary innovative research approach in transferring the concepts and methods of complex systems to risk research. It ambitiously bridges the barriers between theoretical, empirical and methodical research work. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: RGBP; RGC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642433269
- ISBN
- 9783642433269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.63
€ 121.63
Hardcover. The book constitutes an extraordinary innovative research approach in transferring the concepts and methods of complex systems to risk research. It ambitiously bridges the barriers between theoretical, empirical and methodical research work. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGBP; RGC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642323645
- ISBN
- 9783642323645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
paperback. This book draws on extensive observations as well as theory to develop a concise description of the impact of stress, rotation, and buoyancy on the turbulence scales that control exchanges between the atmosphere and underlying ocean when sea ice is present. Num Pages: 226 pages, 111 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHD; RBKC; RBP; RGB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441926852
- ISBN
- 9781441926852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.22
€ 185.22
Hardback. Focusing on natural hazards and disasters in Canada, this book is the result of a national assessment on this topic. It explores both the risks associated with these hazards, and adaptive strategies that can be used to reduce those risks. It is intended for academics, professionals and practitioners involved in hazard reduction activities. Editor(s): Etkin, David; Haque, C. Emdad; Brooks, Gregory R. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011795
- ISBN
- 9781402011795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.49
€ 193.49
Analysis of Excitation and Ionization of Atoms and Molecules by Electr...
Chaudhry, Afzal; Kleinpoppen, Hans
Hardback. This volume details the latest measurements of partial and total doubly differential cross-sections for the multiple ionization of rare gas atoms by electron impact. The data show, for example, the role of Auger transitions in producing multiply ionized atoms. Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFP; PHP; PNFS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441969460
- ISBN
- 9781441969460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.72
€ 126.72
Paperback. Many disasters are approached by researchers, managers and policymakers as if they have a clear beginning, middle and end. But often the experience of being in a disaster is not like this. This book offers non-linear, non-prescriptive ways of thinking about disasters and allows the people affected by disaster the chance to speak. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPP; RNR; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353286
- ISBN
- 9781349353286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardback. The Aralkum, the new desert on the desiccated sea floor of the Aral Sea, has been under development since 1960. This volume covers all aspects of this ecological catastrophic area, in addition to its consequences. Editor(s): Breckle, Siegmar-W.; Wucherer, Walter; Dimeyeva, Liliya A.; Ogar, Nathalia P. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FC; PSAF; RNP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642211164
- ISBN
- 9783642211164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.70
€ 241.70
Paperback / so. Series: I Blu. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: RNR; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847025462
- ISBN
- 9788847025462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.47
€ 31.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. Series: I blu. BIC Classification: RNR. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847025431
- ISBN
- 9788847025431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.31
€ 29.99
€ 26.31