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Paperback. The acclaimed New York Times and IndieBound bestseller: "Farmer's passionate book bring(s) Haiti's appalling tragedy back to the world's attention" --Foreign Affairs Num Pages: 480 pages, 8-pp. B/W photo insert on text. BIC Classification: JKSR; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610390989
- ISBN
- 9781610390989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.21
€ 18.99
€ 18.21
Hardcover. This book uses television news coverage of the 1993 Midwest flood as a case study to analyze the intersection of television news and nature, with specific focus on how this intersection must be examined within the context of place. Editor(s): Strate, Lance. Series: Media Ecology. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hampton Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572735163
- ISBN
- 9781572735163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.29€ 46.80
€ 50.29
€ 46.80
Hardback. Editor(s): Koracin, Darko; Dorman, Clive. Series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Num Pages: 537 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, 322 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP; RGBP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 979.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 537
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319452272
- ISBN
- 9783319452272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.09
€ 274.09
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tucker, Lorayne. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 262 x 16. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633218260
- ISBN
- 9781633218260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.94€ 175.92
€ 259.94
€ 175.92
Hardback. Contains presentations made at the Second International Conference on Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 14-21 September 1998. This book is suitable for seismologists, geophysicists, earth scientists, engineers, architects, and psychologists interested in earthquake hazard and seismic risk research. Editor(s): Balassanian, Serguei; Cisternas, Armando; Melkumyan, Mikael. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 447 pages, 314 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363903
- ISBN
- 9780792363903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.00
€ 189.00
Hardback. Post-Tsunami Hazard Editor(s): Santiago-Fandino, Vicente; Kontar, Yevgeniy; Kaneda, Yoshiyuki. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 346 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 137 colour illustrations, 26 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: RNR; RP; TBC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319102016
- ISBN
- 9783319102016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.94
€ 123.94
Hardback. The need for tsunami research and analysis has grown dramatically following the devastating tsunami of December 2004, which affected Southern Asia. This book pursues a theoretical and mathematical analysis of the fundamentals of tsunamis, especially the evolution and dynamics of tsunamis and other great waves. Editor(s): Kundu, Anjan. Num Pages: 330 pages, 170 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBWR; PHDF; PHVG; RBKC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540712558
- ISBN
- 9783540712558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.13
€ 187.13
Hardback. This volume examines lakes as oscillators. It covers barotropic and baroclinic waves in homogeneous and stratified lakes on the rotating Earth, presents a classification of rotating shallow-water waves and describes Kelvin-type and Poincare-type waves. Series: Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics. Num Pages: 714 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHD; PHVG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 714
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642191114
- ISBN
- 9783642191114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 307.07
€ 307.07
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PH; RBG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Spektrum Akademischer Verlag United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783827430809
- ISBN
- 9783827430809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.13
€ 80.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Ha, Huong. Num Pages: 317 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KCN; RNF; RNR; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132229773
- ISBN
- 9788132229773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.79
€ 143.79
Hardcover. Based on research and advanced models developed at IIASA (International Institute for applied Systems Analysis) and within its cooperation network, this book addresses the methodological complexities of assessing disaster risks, which call for stochastic simulation, optimization methods and economic modeling. Editor(s): Amendola, Aniello; Ermolieva, Tatiana; Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne; Mechler, Reinhard. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722255
- ISBN
- 9789400722255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.34
€ 124.34
Paperback. In 2011, despite continued developments in forecasting, tracking, and warning technology, the United States was hit by the deadliest tornado season in decades. This title examines the factors that contributed to the outcomes of such tornadoes as the mid-April outbreak that devastated communities in North Carolina. Num Pages: 102 pages, 10 tables, 10 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; RBP; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878220257
- ISBN
- 9781878220257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.67
€ 25.99
€ 20.67
Improving Disaster Resilience and Mitigation - IT Means and Tools
. Ed(S): Teodorescu, Horia-Nicolai; Kirschenb...
Hardback. Editor(s): Teodorescu, Horia-Nicolai; Kirschenbaum, Alan; Cojocaru, Svetlana; Bruderlein, Claude. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 360 pages, 110 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; RNR; UGK; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 272 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401791359
- ISBN
- 9789401791359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.56
€ 187.56
Hardback. Series: Springer Natural Hazards. Num Pages: 146 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBWL; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811011115
- ISBN
- 9789811011115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.92
€ 121.92
Identifying Emerging Issues in Disaster Risk Reduction, Migration, Cli...
. Ed(S): Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen; Fernandez, Ma...
hardcover. Editor(s): Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen; Fernandez, Manuela; Penna, Ivanna; Jaboyedoff, Michel; Gaillard, JC. Num Pages: 302 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 33 colour illustrations, 26 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; RNF; RNR; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 619.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319338781
- ISBN
- 9783319338781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.15
€ 187.15
Between June and December 2008 Pavin Chachavalpongpun and Moe Thuzar documented ASEAN's role in helping Myanmar respond to Cyclone Nargis. This book provides a snapshot of how unprecedented mechanisms came about for international, regional and local groups to work together in assisting cyclone survivors. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812309686
- ISBN
- 9789812309686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.34
€ 19.99
€ 18.34
Hardcover. This detailed analysis of flash floods examines forecasting and monitoring techniques, rainfall-runoff and river modelling, approaches to issuing flood warnings, and some of the societal and behavioural aspects of providing an effective emergency response. Num Pages: 386 pages, 43 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RBP; RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400751637
- ISBN
- 9789400751637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.89
€ 220.89
Hardcover. Editor(s): Costanzo, Shirley M. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 194 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633216365
- ISBN
- 9781633216365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.03€ 130.79
€ 192.03
€ 130.79
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
Origin and Formation of Coastal Boulder Deposits at Galway Bay and the...
Erdmann, Wibke; Kelletat, Dieter H.; Scheffer...
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography. Num Pages: 133 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 136 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; RBGD; RBKC; RGBP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319163321
- ISBN
- 9783319163321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
paperback. Editor(s): Scherer-Lorenzen, M. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 422 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; RGM; RNCB; RNR; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642060656
- ISBN
- 9783642060656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 356.31
€ 356.31
Hardback. Tracing the progress of the decade-long IHDP-IRG Project, this publication is based on case analyses from around the world and introduces an integrated risk governance framework for dealing with large-scale disasters that exceed our current coping capacities. Editor(s): Shi, Peijun; Jaeger, Carlo; Ye, Qian. Series: IHDP-Integrated Risk Governance Project Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNPG; RNR; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642316401
- ISBN
- 9783642316401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.07
€ 123.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Sawada, Yasuyuki; Aldrich, Daniel P.; Oum, Sothea. Series: Risk, Governance and Society. Num Pages: 373 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 22 colour illustrations, 37 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1F; JKSR; KCM; KCP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431550211
- ISBN
- 9784431550211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.47
€ 124.47
Hardback. Includes articles presented by some of the leading scientists in the ozone field at the Symposium for the 20th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, jointly organized by the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Ozone Commission, the Academy of Athens and the Mariolopoulos-Kanaginis Foundation, held in Athens in September 2007. Editor(s): Zerefos, Christos; Contopoulos, Georgios; Skalkeas, Gregory. Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNR; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048124688
- ISBN
- 9789048124688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.41
€ 241.41