Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or Books

This book examines wildfire awareness and preparedness amongst households, communities and agencies at the wildland-urban interface in Australia and the United States. Women's and men's stories of surviving, living and working with wildfire reveal the...

This publication looks at strategies to assess and strengthen disaster and pandemic risk financing in Asia and the Pacific, offering a diagnostic framework to help countries reduce economic shocks and ensure the availability of post-disaster financing...

This book looks at the function and role of Emergency operations centers (EOCs) and their organizations. The new edition contains added chapters on in-crisis communications, communicating with the public and media, and leadership and decision-making...

Illustrating a wide range of practical applications, GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management explains how hospitals and healthcare facilities can improve their emergency management and disaster preparedness through the use of GIS. The text...

Ready, Set, Apocalypse!Whether rapid societal changes come from the political, natural, technological, or biological spheres, these historical occurrences urge us to live in such a way that we are ready with a faithful response. A constant, general...

China suffers frequently from many types of natural disasters, which have affected the lives of many millions of Chinese. The steps which the Chinese state has taken to prevent disasters, mitigate their consequences, and reconstruct in the aftermath of...

Green social work espouses a holistic approach to all peoples and other living things - plants and animals, and the physical ecosystem; emphasises the relational nature of all its constituent parts; and redefines the duty to care for and about others as...

Die Gesellschaftliche Stellung Der Juden (1881) ist ein Buch von Joseph Kolkmann, das sich mit der sozialen und politischen Situation der Juden im 19. Jahrhundert befasst. Das Werk untersucht die historischen und kulturellen Hintergr�����nde der...

In Disaster Memorials and Monuments: History, Context and Practice from around the World, disaster management expert Kjell Brataas presents an exploration on memorials and monuments built in the aftermath of accidents, natural disasters and acts of...

In 2004, Japan instituted a system to protect citizens against military attacks and terrorism for the first time after World War II. Faced with the changing security environment in East Asia, the Japanese government was forced to implement the most...

This volume provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the latest management and organizational research related to risk, crisis, and emergency management. It is the first volume to present these separate, but related, disciplines together...

This book is a narrative non-fiction, based on the patchy epistemologies of traditional small-scale fishers in India and the Indian Ocean Region. It specifically explores the impact of climate change on Fish and Fishers, and the mutual entanglements in...

This book focusses on social work in the time of COVID-19. Social workers, their clients, as well as the organisations they represent have been affected by the pandemic in multiple ways.

This book offers leaders, especially those in disaster management, a way to improve their ability to lead, serve, and protect others during disasters and crises. An essential text for aspiring and experienced leaders, especially those in the fields of...

Radioactive sources such as nuclear power installations can pose a great threat to both humans and our environment. How do we measure, model and regulate such threats? Environmental Radioactivity and Emergency Preparedness addresses these topical...

Find the answers to disaster and emergency management research questions with Disaster and Emergency Management Methods. Written to engage students and to provide a flexible foundation for instructors and practitioners, this interdisciplinary textbook...

Introduction to Homeland Security, Third Edition provides the latest developments in the policy and operations of domestic security efforts of the agencies under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This includes the FBI, Secret Service, FEMA, the...

During the twenty-first century, Mexico has escalated extractive concessions at the same time that it has positioned itself as an international leader in the fight against climate change. Cultural production emergent from this contradiction frames this...

Human Service Organizations in the Disaster Context explores the efforts of human service practitioners to support communities facing the impacts of large-scale hazardous events. Using the stories of frontline workers and managers who lived through...

While humanitarians generally present themselves as 'do-gooders' and use this image to gather support and funding, this edited volume addresses hierarchies and exclusions in humanitarianism an issue that has gained increased attention. Contributions...

With little warning, terror descended on Telluride.For all the destruction, all escaped death but one.Fully told for the first time--a true story of bravery and loss.Glancing uphill over his left shoulder, he confronted the terrifying sight of the...

"Fukushima Fallout: Unveiling the Truth behind the 2011 Nuclear Disaster" is a comprehensive exploration of one of the most catastrophic events in modern history. Delve into the heart-wrenching account of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power...

A close study of the visual record left by political visits following disastersPresidents Herbert Clark Hoover and George Walker Bush were challenged many times during their political careers. On Floods and Photo Ops: How Herbert Hoover and George W...

Relief supply chains are the most agile and dynamic supply chains, yet research in this area of supply chain management (SCM) is limited. Relief Supply Chain Management for Disasters: Humanitarian, Aid and Emergency Logistics furthers the scholarly...

Earth is called the living planet because it is never the same. Processes change its surface bit by bit, every second of every day. This book discusses the processes that reshape the Earth's surface. Such knowledge is essential in improving a child's...

Tanaman Pepohonan Pencegah Pergeseran Tanah Dan Memperkuat Struktur Tanah Edisi Bilingual Dalam Bahasa Indonesia Serta Bahasa Sunda.Pergeseran Tanah adalah perpindahan massa tanah atau batuan pada arah tegak, mendatar atau miring dari kedudukan semula,...

Disaster: Recovery is a down-to-earth book that explains how you and your family can cope during and particularly after disasters such as floods, bushfires and typhoons that can and do happen (not just may happen) around the world at any time. It is one...

In BAD CONSTRUCTION, WORSE ENGINEERS, Mario Levarie takes readers on a gripping journey through the catastrophic collapse of the Quebec Bridge in Canada, exposing the engineering negligence that led to the tragedy. Through meticulous research and...

Disaster preparedness is the process in which systematic programmes are created to reduce potential damages that are caused by disasters. This book on disaster preparedness and management takes into account all aspects of risk identification and...

Disaster management is an imperative area of concern for society on a global scale. Understanding how to best utilize information and communication technology to help manage emergency and disaster situations will lead to more effective advances and...

Disasters can happen without warning and cause detrimental damage to society. By planning and conducting research beforehand, businesses can more effectively aid in relief efforts. The Developing Role of Public Libraries in Emergency Management: Emerging...

Today's international disaster management community faces demanding political and ethical challenges. In International Disaster Management Ethics, Liza Ireni Saban suggests that it is crucial for international aid organizations engaged in disaster...

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the effects of a natural disaster on businesses and organisations, and on a range of stakeholders, including employees and consumers. Research on how communities and businesses respond to disasters can...

""History of York Lodge, No. 197, Free and Accepted Masons"" is a detailed account of the origins and development of the York Lodge, a Masonic organization, from its establishment on January 13, 1824, to June 7, 1887. The author, Thomas Keating, provides...

The story of Titanic’s tragic sinking on April 15, 1912, has been told countless times in films and books, inscribing it into popular culture as perhaps the best-known disaster of all-time. When Titanic went down off the coast of...

In the beginning of the twentieth century, the Connecticut River Valley was a thriving manufacturing hub for fabric, arms and brass. But early in the spring of 1936, nearly two feet of rain created havoc on a massive scale, killing more than one hundred...

Heralding the coming spring, the weather forecast promised a warm and sunny Easter in 1913. Little did the citizens of Tippecanoe County realize that a furious deluge would cause the Wabash River to swell to an ungovernable and lethal height. Bridges...

Indiana suffered enormous losses in the Great Flood of 1913, yet this disaster is largely forgotten. The combined tornado and flood barreled through Terre Haute, killing more than twenty. In Peru, 114 miles away, the circus lost most of its animals in...

For many months after Hurricane Katrina, life in New Orleans meant negotiating streets strewn with debris and patrolled by the United States Army. Most of the city was without power. Emptied and ruined houses, businesses, schools, and churches stretched...

""White Slavery in the Barbary States"" is a historical account written by Charles Sumner in 1853. The book describes the practice of enslaving white Europeans by North African pirates and slavers during the 16th to 19th centuries. Sumner provides a...

Report On The Best Methods Of Dealing With Tramps And Wayfarers is a book written by Francis G. Peabody and published in 1901. The book discusses the issue of tramps and wayfarers, who were a common sight in the United States during the late 19th and...

The book ""Author's Proof of Address on Freemasonry in America Prior to 1750"" was written by Melvin Maynard Johnson and published in 1916. The book is an in-depth exploration of the history of Freemasonry in America prior to the year 1750. It provides...

Are you searching for comfort and wondering, “Where is God?” amidst terror and turmoil?The day that changed the world—September 11, 2001—propelled America into the long war, the Global War on Terror. Like many Americans who...

""The Police Spy: Or The Metropolitan Police, Its Advantages, Abuses, And Defects"" is a book written by William White in 1838. The book is a critical analysis of the newly formed Metropolitan Police in London, which was established in 1829. White...