Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or Books

Never Fight a War on Two Fronts... so say military historians and strategists. Yet the War on COVID in the United States became almost as heated in the political arena as it did in the battlefields of hospital wards. The Mayor and The Judge tells the...

GIS, Human Geography, and Disasters is about people and places impacted by disasters. As geographers we emphasize the spatial, using maps to more fully understand the social processes at work. Topics covered include, "Social" GIS and disasters, spatial...

Much discussion follows disasters and critical incidents about returning to normal, but "normal" is never the same again. "Return to Equilibrium", involving integrating the event, its effects, meanings and recognition it's part of one's life can build a...

This no-fluff, easy to read, and use reference guide is written with heartfelt intent to help you save lives, animals, homes, property, and heartache. The information-packed book gives critical information in a timeline format as the season begins and,...

Disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity across the world, causing significant destruction to individuals and communities. Yet many social workers are ill-prepared for the demands of this field of practice. This book discusses the role of...

""Die Katastrophe und der Ausgang der Geschichte der Philosophie"" ist ein Buch von Augustin Smetana, das 1850 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist eine philosophische Abhandlung, die sich mit der Entwicklung der Philosophie von der Antike bis zur Neuzeit...

Pioneer Life Among The Loyalists In Upper Canada is a historical book written by Walter Stevens Herrington, first published in 1915. The book covers the experiences of the loyalists who settled in Upper Canada after the American Revolution. The loyalists...

The Economic Causes of Great Fortunes is a book written by Anna Prichitt Youngman in 1909. The book explores the various economic factors that contribute to the accumulation of great wealth and the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few...

SHTF and your neighbors are dead, riots are expanding, sewage is back-flowing into homes and you are? Dead, starving or are you prepared? Some studies state that if a country's power grid fails for a lengthy period of time, this would lead to the...

Regardless of where you live in the world, you must learn how to take care of yourself. I don't just mean financially. I am talking about remaining safe and secure when the rest of the world is collapsing. Although we learned a lot from the Covid-19...

Am 23. Februar 1999 verwüstete eine Lawine Ortsteile von Galtür, die seit Jahrhunderten als sicher galten und in der grünen Zone lagen. Neben zahllosen Verletzten forderte die Katastrophe 31 Menschenleben, davon 25 Urlaubsgäste und sechs Einheimische...

You have come to the same conclusions that many before you have reached-that this nation and the world are in BIG trouble. You are afraid for your family's safety, security, and survival. This is not your average prepper's manual. This one will teach you...

This book is a critical analysis of several of the most disaster-prone regions in Asia. Its unique focus is on the legal issues in the phase of disaster recovery, the most lengthy and difficult stage of disaster response that follows the conclusion of...

Statistique Elementaire V2 est un livre �����crit en 1795 par Durand, F. J. Il s'agit d'un essai sur l'�����tat g�����ographique, physique et politique de la Suisse. Le livre est une �����tude approfondie de la Suisse, qui couvre des sujets tels que la...

Volume 5 provides an overview of good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better in social infrastructure. It is intended to be read together with Volume 1: Overview.The Build Back Better Sector Guides provide...

Volume 4 provides an overview of good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better in irrigated agriculture systems. It is intended to be read together with Volume 1: Overview.The Build Back Better Sector Guides...

Volume 3 provides an overview of good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better in the water, sanitation, and hygiene sector. It is intended to be read together with Volume 1: Overview. The Build Back Better Sector...

Volume 2 provides an overview of good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better in the transport sector, focusing on considerations for surface transport (roads, railways, and bridges). It is intended to be read...

This introductory volume comprises the principles and crosscutting measures that are likely relevant to any post-disaster recovery and reconstruction project, regardless of sector. The Build Back Better Sector Guides provide practical resources to...

Volume 6 provides an overview of good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better for power systems. It is intended to be read together with Volume 1: Overview. The Build Back Better Sector Guides provide practical...

Das Jahr 2020 - ein neuartiges Virus, umgangssprachlich verkürzt "Corona" genannt, beherrscht die Medien, beherrscht die Welt. Millionen Infizierte, hunderttausende Tote sind weltweit zu beklagen, trotzdem gibt es Leugner der Krankheit COVID-19 und...

Terrorism threats and increased school and workplace violence have always generated headlines, but in recent years, the response to these events has received heightened media scrutiny. Critical Incident Management: A Complete Resource Guide, Second...

Community Engagement in Post-Disaster Recovery reflects a wide array of practical experiences in working with disaster-affected communities internationally. It demonstrates that widely held assumptions about the benefits of community consultation and...

Dozens of top experts cover over 100 topics on the latest developments in homeland security, outlining current trends in the threat and response landscapes, counterterrorism, international security policies, advances in technology-and international...

The project has become fundamental to international development and humanitarian practice, playing a key role in defining objectives, funding streams and ultimately determining what success looks like. This book provides a much-needed overview of the...

This book considers how basic income could be used as a mechanism for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in African agrarian societies. It will be of interest to readers across the fields of global development, African studies, and...

When an accident involves many people and when its consequences are many and serious, we speak of a disaster. Disasters have the same causal fac­ tors as accidents: they differ from accidents by the gravity of consequences, not...

 In my this book, I shall concentrate on discussing cruise, tourism and seeing cinema movie lesisure need aspects, to explain how and why COVID 19 disease may bring serious negative impacts to these three kinds of  leisure industry consumer...

In August 2021, Afghanistan found itself in the grip of an unprecedented crisis as the Taliban swiftly regained control of the nation, quickly extinguishing the flame of academic freedom. The nation's educators and students faced an urgent dilemma and...

The resilience and adaptability of higher education systems are under unprecedented strain. From natural disasters to pandemics, and economic crises to political turmoil, universities and colleges worldwide have grappled with a myriad of crises that...

The urgency of effective disaster and risk management has reached unprecedented heights. The looming threat of resource constraints, coupled with the intricate challenges of coordinating responses in the wake of crises, underscores the critical need for...

This report explains how rising climate and disaster risk can increase the vulnerability of Asia and the Pacific region's urban poor and how engendering systemic change can strengthen their resilience. It emphasizes the need to put them at the center of...

""Een Blik In Het Javaansche Volksleven V1 (1897)"" is een boek geschreven door Leendert Theodorus Mayer en biedt een diepgaande verkenning van het leven van het Javaanse volk. Het boek is verdeeld in verschillende hoofdstukken die elk een ander aspect...

Development-caused forced displacement and involuntary resettlement has increased exponentially in recent years. This book challenges existing weak policies and dysfunctional practices, and proposes a robust set of solutions to improve the...

This book focuses on the 3.11 disaster in Japan, involving a powerful earthquake and tsunami, from an anthropological perspective.

It is widely assumed that humanity should be able to learn from calamities (e.g., emergencies, disasters, catastrophes) and that the affected individuals, groups, and enterprises, as well as the concerned (disaster-) management organizations and...

The Routledge Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction Including Climate Change Adaptation aims to provide an overview and critique of the current state of knowledge, policy, and practice, encouraging engagement, and reflection on bringing the two sectors...

Local Disaster Management explores what resilience means for local communities and local governments on the front line of responding to disasters and emergencies. Disaster management is often seen as a major international issue undertaken by global...

This book provides an overview of disaster management, covering all stages from preparedness to recovery. It defines Emergency Management and examines its historical context, highlighting key disasters that have influenced the field. Central to the...

This book offers an ethnographic critique of modern, neoliberal India through studying the daily lives-livelihoods of marginalised communities across the nation. A useful read for scholars and policymakers interested in understanding intersectional...

This book draws globally recognized human rights scholars and practitioners into dialogue over costs and consequences of the pandemic. It will be of interest to researchers and advanced students of Politics, Sociology, Social Work, Economics,...

In an era of escalating conflict-induced and climate-induced migration and cross-border interaction, transnational-competence (TC) preparation for displaced persons, members of their host communities, humanitarian responders, and health-care...

This book will prepare social workers, psychologists and counsellors for psychosocial work with individuals and groups who are experiencing distress and trauma resulting from historical and current sociopolitical oppression and violence.

This is the unique story of how A.J. "Alonzo" Wind, retired Foreign Service Officer and international development executive, assumed the position of Mission Director for International Medical Corps in the occupied Palestinian territories, living in Gaza...