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Natural disasters
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 2. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939149701
- ISBN
- 9781939149701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.72
€ 18.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBTB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173603
- ISBN
- 9780691173603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.47
€ 36.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. A new edition of Peter Francis's highly respected text, reflecting new research findings and new eruptions. Preserving the immense clarity and engaging humour of the first edition including a new chapter on hazards and risk mitigation. Num Pages: 536 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 534
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199254699
- ISBN
- 9780199254699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 245.75
€ 245.75
Paperback. A profoundly moving, piercingly frank memoir of grief -- of learning to live with grief -- that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSN; 3JMC; BG; HBJF; HBLX; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089079
- ISBN
- 9781844089079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. In August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in the city of New Orleans has been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe. But eventually he came to the attention of those 'guarding' this drowned city. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; BTP; JPVH; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046815
- ISBN
- 9780141046815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Carpet Bombing Culture
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908211484
- ISBN
- 9781908211484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w map & 50 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BM; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550176957
- ISBN
- 9781550176957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.54
€ 24.99
€ 22.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; KCN; RNF; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815729082
- ISBN
- 9780815729082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.11
€ 36.11
Hardback. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 36. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157566
- ISBN
- 9780691157566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. A Global Catastrophic Risk is one that has the potential to inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale. This book focuses on such risks arising from natural catastrophes (Earth-based or beyond), nuclear war, terrorism, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and social collapse. Editor(s): Bostrom, Nick; Cirkovic, Milan M. Num Pages: 576 pages, Tables and figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; PDZ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199606504
- ISBN
- 9780199606504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.72
€ 34.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689880
- ISBN
- 9780816689880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.59
€ 29.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; RGR; RNR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062319630
- ISBN
- 9780062319630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.26
€ 19.99
€ 17.26
Hardback. This book analyzes the role of local responses to natural disasters and conflict. Key issues such as the relationship between local and external knowledge in addressing disasters, the relevance of institutional and policy frameworks for community-based disaster response and the role of social capital and collective action are also addressed. Editor(s): Neef, Andreas; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: RNR; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781908204
- ISBN
- 9781781908204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.86
€ 133.86
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 499
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319388625
- ISBN
- 9783319388625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31€ 46.59
€ 129.31
€ 46.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119165965
- ISBN
- 9781119165965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.10
€ 100.10
Hardback. Disasters cause economic as well as human losses, and the magnitude of this is ever increasing. This can largely be attributed to climate-related disasters, which intensify vulnerability in the poorest areas of the world. In this book, approaches to disaster risk management in developing countries are discussed, with particular focus on Costa Rica. Editor(s): Tsuneki, Hori; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNPG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509355
- ISBN
- 9781783509355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.86
€ 133.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 107
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628081886
- ISBN
- 9781628081886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.67€ 136.23
€ 198.67
€ 136.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Motsholapheko, Moseki Ronald; Kgathi, Donald Letsholo. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Dimension: 184 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631176074
- ISBN
- 9781631176074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.24€ 156.76
€ 229.24
€ 156.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Banks, Victoria P. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: RBP; RNP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634823609
- ISBN
- 9781634823609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.09€ 141.79
€ 188.09
€ 141.79
Hardback. Tsunami Events and Lessons Learned Editor(s): Kontar, Yev; Santiago-Fandino, V.; Tomoyuki, T. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 467 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 187 colour illustrations, 31 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 24. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400772687
- ISBN
- 9789400772687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.99
€ 123.99