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Overcoming Katrina: African American Voices from the Crescent City and Beyond
ISBN: 9780230608702 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Overcoming Katrina tells the stories of 27 New Orleanians as they fought to survive Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Their oral histories offer first-hand experiences: three days on a roof with Navy veteran Leonard Smith; at the convention center with waitress Eleanor Thornton; and with Willie Pitford, an elevator man, as he rescued 150 people in New Orleans East. Overcoming approaches the question of why New Orleans matters, from perspectives of the individuals who lived, loved, worked, and celebrated life and death there prior to being scattered across the country by Hurricane Katrina....
Overcoming Katrina tells the stories of 27 New Orleanians as they fought to survive Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Their oral histories offer fi...
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194,08 zł |
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Another Day in Paradise: Front Line Stories from International Aid Workers
ISBN: 9781844070343 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Another Day in Paradise" is an anthology of first-person stories by international aid workers. Written by active aid workers and spanning the "hot spots" of the globe from Afghanistan to Cambodia, Rwanda to Vietnam and Ecuador to Bosnia, these stories tel
"Another Day in Paradise" is an anthology of first-person stories by international aid workers. Written by active aid workers and spanning the "hot sp...
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219,06 zł |
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Where Soldiers Fear To Tread : At Work in the Fields of Anarchy
ISBN: 9780099464990 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1998, on the lookout for adventure and willing to take a risk, John Burnett left the comforts of the mainstream and became a UN relief worker in Somalia, a place where the only authority comes from a loaded gun. Held at gunpoint by a child soldier, watc
In 1998, on the lookout for adventure and willing to take a risk, John Burnett left the comforts of the mainstream and became a UN relief worker in So...
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87,81 zł |
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Disaster Policy & Emergency Management in Russia: Theory & Practice
ISBN: 9781560724216 / Angielski / Twarda / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For many decades federal emergency and disaster policy and management has been an important but one of the least publicised and studied aspects of the national policy in the former Soviet Union. This book discusses major disasters which were unknown to anyone except in very limited official circles. Also discussed is the historical and legal development of the emergency management system in the former Soviet Union/current Russia and the impacted populations themselves.
For many decades federal emergency and disaster policy and management has been an important but one of the least publicised and studied aspects of the...
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485,12 zł |
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Federal Disaster Policies After Terrorists Strike: Issues & Options
ISBN: 9781590338520 / Angielski / Twarda / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book collects and examines information on federal policies that would be implemented in the event that terrorist attacks occur again. It then asks about each of these policies: Based on experiences gained thus far, should Congress consider changes in federal consequence management policies to address the effects of possible future attacks? The book explores two types of issues-selected administrative issues pertinent to delivery of assistance, and selected policy issues about the assistance provided. The 12 section in the book follow a common format: an issue statement, background...
This book collects and examines information on federal policies that would be implemented in the event that terrorist attacks occur again. It then ask...
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276,44 zł |
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Catastrophic Disasters in America: Preparedness, Response & Recovery System
ISBN: 9781604560701 / Angielski / Twarda / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The three basic elements in preparing for, responding to and recovering from any catastrophic disaster are: leadership; capabilities; and accountability. This book states that leadership in the form of legal authorities, roles and responsibilities, and lin
The three basic elements in preparing for, responding to and recovering from any catastrophic disaster are: leadership; capabilities; and accountabili...
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1225,93 zł |
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So Others May Live: Coast Guard's Rescue Swimmers: Saving Lives, Defying Death
ISBN: 9781599211596 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. So Others May Live is the untold story of the U.S. Coast Guard's quiet but resolute rescue swimmers. From deep ocean caves on the Oregon coast to the panicked and chaotic streets of post-Katrina New Orleans, here are their stunningly heroic stories. In startlingly clear and exceptional writing, Martha LaGuardia-Kotite tells twelve heroic stories of the greatest maritime rescues attempted since the program began in 1985. These feats, told through the eyes of the heroes, reveal an understanding of how and why the rescuer, with flight crew assistance, risks his or her own life to reach out to...
So Others May Live is the untold story of the U.S. Coast Guard's quiet but resolute rescue swimmers. From deep ocean caves on the Oregon coast to the ...
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71,34 zł |
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Peacekeeping and the UN Agencies
ISBN: 9780714644516 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The speed, impact and extent of humanitarian emergencies - many of them militarized - has broadened the compass as well as increased the number of United Nations peacekeeping missions. As peace support operations, humanitarian intervention and other variants of traditional peacekeeping arise, practitioners and analyists have struggled to keep pace, conceptually as well as operationally.
The speed, impact and extent of humanitarian emergencies - many of them militarized - has broadened the compass as well as increased the number of Uni...
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245,14 zł |
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Humanitarian Response Index 2008: Donor Accountability in Humanitarian Action
ISBN: 9780230221963 / Angielski / Miękka / 295 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every year, millions of people need humanitarian assistance to survive and recover from disasters and conflicts. However, despite the best of intentions, the response of the different actors who fund and implement humanitarian assistance is not enough. As the principal providers of humanitarian assistance funding, donor governments have the power to make the humanitarian system more effective, and ensure that aid reaches the people who need it most.
The Humanitarian Response Index (HRI) provides an independent and objective examination of donor performance with the aim of improving the... Every year, millions of people need humanitarian assistance to survive and recover from disasters and conflicts. However, despite the best of intentio...
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194,08 zł |
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Community Disaster Recovery and Resiliency: Exploring Global Opportunities and Challenges
ISBN: 9781420088229 / Angielski / Twarda / 634 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Once again nature s fury has taken a toll in pain, suffering, and lives lost. In recognition of the need for a rapid and appropriate response, CRC Press will donate $5 to the American Red Cross for every copy of Community Disaster Recovery and Resiliency: Exploring Global Opportunities and Challenges sold. Once again nature s fury has taken a toll in pain, suffering, and lives lost. In recognition of the need for a rapid and appropriate response, CRC ... |
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704,29 zł |
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Race, Place, and Environmental Justice After Hurricane Katrina: Struggles to Reclaim, Rebuild, and Revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
ISBN: 9780813344249 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans leaving death and destruction across the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama Gulf Coast counties. The lethargic and inept emergency response that followed exposed institutional flaws, poor planning, and false assumptions that are built into the emergency response and homeland security plans and programs. Questions linger: What went wrong? Can it happen again? Is our government equipped to plan for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from natural and manmade disasters? Can the public trust government response to be fair? Does...
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans leaving death and destruction across the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama Gulf...
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229,49 zł |
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Worst-Case Scenarios
ISBN: 9780674032514 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Listen to a short interview with Cass SunsteinHost: Chris Gondek - Producer: Heron & CraneNuclear bombs in suitcases, anthrax bacilli in ventilators, tsunamis and meteors, avian flu, scorchingly hot temperatures: nightmares that were once the plot of Hollywood movies are now frighteningly real possibilities. How can we steer a path between willful inaction and reckless overreaction? Cass Sunstein explores these and other worst-case scenarios and how we might best prevent them in this vivid, illuminating, and highly original analysis. Singling out the problems of terrorism and climate... Listen to a short interview with Cass SunsteinHost: Chris Gondek - Producer: Heron & CraneNuclear bombs in suitcases, anthrax bacilli in ventilator... |
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173,04 zł |
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Disaster Management: Warning Response and Community Relocation
ISBN: 9780899300788 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book addresses two common problems encountered by emergency services personnel: the design and implementation of evacuation warning systems to ensure citizen compliance with the directives of authorities and the permanent relocation of families threatened by hazards. The authors pay particular attention to the problems of constructing warning messages; to the citizen's interpretation of message content; the techniques of delivering warning messages; and the management of citizen movements out of threatened areas. Administrative issues related to variations in compliance among ethnic... This book addresses two common problems encountered by emergency services personnel: the design and implementation of evacuation warning systems to... |
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384,41 zł |
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The Great Earthquake: America Comes to Messina's Rescue
ISBN: 9781934844069 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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140,51 zł |
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Hurricane Katrina: America's Unnatural Disaster
ISBN: 9780803217607 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm devastated the region and its citizens. But its devastation did not reach across racial and class lines equally. In an original combination of research and advocacy, Hurricane Katrina: America s Unnatural Disaster questions the efficacy of the national and global responses to Katrina s central victims, African Americans.
This collection of polemical essays explores the extent to which African Americans and others were, and are, disproportionately affected... On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm devastated the region and its citizen...
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203,46 zł |
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Disaster Risk Reduction: Cases from Urban Africa
ISBN: 9781844075560 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This title is packed with original research and offers an innovative way of thinking about the reduction of risk in rapidly urbanizing cities across the globe. It is ideal for professional, researchers and policy makers.
This title is packed with original research and offers an innovative way of thinking about the reduction of risk in rapidly urbanizing cities across t...
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704,29 zł |
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Hunger Efforts & Food Security
ISBN: 9781606921784 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines factors that contribute to persistent food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa and the extent to which host governments and donors, including the United States, are working toward halving hunger in the region by 2015.
Examines factors that contribute to persistent food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa and the extent to which host governments and donors, including th...
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276,44 zł |
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Rebuilding After Disasters: From Emergency to Sustainability
ISBN: 9780415472548 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contents: Introduction: The immediate post-disaster situation and complexities of rebuilding Section A - Technical aspects of rebuilding 1. Post-disaster low-cost housing solutions: Learning from the poor 2. Appropriate technology 3. Temporary housing 4.Multi-actor arrangements and project management Section B -- Social aspects of rebuilding 5. Stakeholder participation in post-disaster reconstruction programmes; New Orleans' Lakeview: A Case Study 6. Land rights in the aftermath of disaster 7. Who Governs Recontsruction? 8. Role of the disaster affected population in rebuilding 9. User...
Contents: Introduction: The immediate post-disaster situation and complexities of rebuilding Section A - Technical aspects of rebuilding 1. Post-disas...
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573,87 zł |
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Hunger in America: Issues & Assistance
ISBN: 9781606928035 / Angielski / Twarda / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The nutrition title of the omnibus 2008 'farm bill' is the focus of legislation affecting domestic food assistance programs in the 110th Congress. This book features many bills that address nutrition programs (child nutrition and WIC programs) that have not been a major part of the active legislative debate.
The nutrition title of the omnibus 2008 'farm bill' is the focus of legislation affecting domestic food assistance programs in the 110th Congress. Thi...
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511,20 zł |
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Mass Care in Disasters: FEMA, The Red Cross & Volunteers
ISBN: 9781606927250 / Angielski / Twarda / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reviews five voluntary organisations that are highly diverse in their focus and response structures, and constitute a major source of the nation's mass care and related disaster services and are integrated into the 2008 National Response Framework.
Reviews five voluntary organisations that are highly diverse in their focus and response structures, and constitute a major source of the nation's mas...
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443,38 zł |
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