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Natural Disasters : Response, Recovery and Assistance
ISBN: 9781536164077 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2017, four sequential disasters -- hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and the California wildfires -- created an unprecedented demand for federal disaster response and recovery resources. Chapter 1 provides observations on federal and state preparedness and response coordination for hurricanes Harvey and Irma in Texas and Florida, and the California wildfires; federal preparedness for and response to hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and existing and emerging disaster recovery challenges highlighted by these disasters. Chapter 2 provides information on...
In 2017, four sequential disasters -- hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and the California wildfires -- created an unprecedented demand for federal disa...
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1062,38 |
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Different Perspectives on Flood Insurance Reform
ISBN: 9781536169652 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a compilation of three different meetings of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. The meetings were held to discuss Flood Insurance Reform and the timely reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and its key authorities. At each of the meetings a different perspective was discussed.
This book is a compilation of three different meetings of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. The meetings were held to discuss Flood Insurance...
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1009,26 |
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Wildfires: Air Quality Impacts and Smoke Exposure
ISBN: 9781536171822 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chapter 1 develops a better understanding of the health impacts of wildfires and what should be done to minimize those impacts. It looks closely at the mitigation and management strategies for reducing air quality risks from wildfire smoke. In large part, these strategies involve efforts to reduce the intensity and frequency of wildfires that threaten communities. Chapters 2-7 contain U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fact sheets on how to reduce your risks to wildfire smoke and ash.
Chapter 1 develops a better understanding of the health impacts of wildfires and what should be done to minimize those impacts. It looks closely at th...
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1009,26 |
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Climate Change Action and the Responsibility to Protect
ISBN: 9780367201357 / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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766,88 |
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Intensified Landslide Disasters in Japan
ISBN: 9781032450674 / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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890,57 |
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Risk Society and Education in Post-Disaster Fukushima
ISBN: 9780367546717 / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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207,75 |
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Gunflint Falling
ISBN: 9781517915568 / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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103,85 |
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Disaster Management in India
ISBN: 9781032522975 / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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766,88 |
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Constructing Risk
ISBN: 9781805393092 / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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138,29 |
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The Fires Next Time: Understanding Australia's Black Summer
ISBN: 9780522879421 / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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98,90 |
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Social Sensing and Big Data Computing for Disaster Management
ISBN: 9780367617677 / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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222,59 |
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Managing Disaster Risks to Cultural Heritage
ISBN: 9781032204581 / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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766,88 |
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Tourism, Cyclones, Hurricanes and Flooding
ISBN: 9781845419479 / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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676,78 |
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Advanced Tools for Studying Soil Erosion Processes: Erosion Modelling, Soil Redistribution Rates, Advanced Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence
ISBN: 9780443222627 / Miękka / 650 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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702,56 |
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Fire
ISBN: 9780060088613 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A riveting collection of literary journalism by the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, capped off brilliantly by a new Afterword and a timely essay about war-torn Afghanistan -- a superb eyewitness report about the Taliban's defeat in Kabul -- new to book form. Sebastian Junger has made a specialty of bringing to life the drama of nature and human nature. Few writers have been to so many disparate and desperate corners of the globe. Fewer still have met the standard of great journalism more consistently. None has provided more starkly memorable evocations of extreme... A riveting collection of literary journalism by the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, capped off brilliantly by a new Afterword an... |
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70,08 |
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Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America
ISBN: 9780195309683 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning?
Steinberg's Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United States. This revised edition features a new chapter analyzing the failed response to Hurricane Katrina, a disaster Steinberg warned could happen when the book first was published. Focusing on America's worst natural disasters, Steinberg argues... As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this ...
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100,00 |
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Partnerships for Reducing Landslide Risk: Assessment of the National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy
ISBN: 9780309091404 / Angielski / Miękka / 143 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Landslides occur in all geographic regions of the nation in response to a wide range of conditions and triggering processes that include storms, earthquakes, and human activities. Landslides in the United States result in an estimated average of 25 to 50 deaths annually and cost $1 to 3 billion per year. In addition to direct losses, landslides also cause significant environmental damage and societal disruption. Partnerships for Reducing Landslide Risk reviews the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS)National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy, which was created in response to a... Landslides occur in all geographic regions of the nation in response to a wide range of conditions and triggering processes that include storms, ea... |
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244,38 |
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Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938
ISBN: 9780316832113 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the tradition of "The Perfect Storm, Sudden Sea" harkens back to a natural disaster that struck terror in the hearts of many. In this narrative, readers experience The Great Hurricane of 1938, the most financially destructive storm on record.
In the tradition of "The Perfect Storm, Sudden Sea" harkens back to a natural disaster that struck terror in the hearts of many. In this narrative, re...
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77,87 |
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Fire
ISBN: 9780393010466 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few writers have been to so many desperate corners of the globe as has Sebastian Junger; fewer still have provided such starkly memorable evocations of characters and events. From the murderous mechanics of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone to the logic of guerrilla warfare in Afghanistan and the forensics of genocide in Kosovo, this new collection of Junger's nonfiction will take you places you wouldn't dream of going to on your own.
Few writers have been to so many desperate corners of the globe as has Sebastian Junger; fewer still have provided such starkly memorable evocations o...
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179,15 |
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Death at Buffalo Creek: The Story Behind the West Virginia Flood Disaster of 1972
ISBN: 9780393332216 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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77,87 |
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