?Five years after the Triple Disaster--the earthquake, tsunami, and the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power ......more
From the Japanese tsunami and Boston Marathon bombings to the Arab Spring in the Middle East, social media has proven it......more
This book examines the safety and security of event planning, from small and mid-sized events to large scale events requ......more
As the world becomes more populated and globally connected, issues in security, systems viability, and the future must b......more
The first major publication on mass fatality management when it was published in 1999, the new edition of this bestselle......more
As social media continues to evolve at a rapid pace, emergency professionals need to know how to effectively implement a......more
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First Response to Bombing Incidents and Weapons of Mass Destruction offers the information that a first responder needs ......more
The objective of a business continuity plan is to ensure that your business will be able to continue operating in the ev......more
A cross-disciplinary volume that combines and puts into dialogue perspectives on disasters, this book includes contribut......more
A dramatic inside account of how capitalism and politics drove the disastrous collapse of Haiti, from the 2010 earthquak......more
A compelling portrait of post-disaster imaginaries of repair in Nepal. In a world of cascading disasters, what are the c......more
A compelling portrait of post-disaster imaginaries of repair in Nepal. In a world of cascading disasters, what are the c......more
By focusing on aid in Central and Eastern Europe, this volume adds to the existent scholarly explorations of modern huma......more
Relief on the Hoof is about the thousands of horses and cattle that the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Adminis......more
Relief on the Hoof is about the thousands of horses and cattle that the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Adminis......more
Written in Blood is an urgent exploration of how disasters happen - and how they can be prevented. Award-winning author ......more
Sustainable development and ecosocial work have become one of the most dynamic global debates of the social work profess......more
Crippling winter storms are locked in the memories of millions of New Jerseyans. On December 26, 1947, an unforecasted s......more
Traces the hidden currents of nuclear history that continue to shape politics and planetary survival using media archive......more
This book uncovers the overlooked history of artisanal textiles in projects aimed at social uplift and moral reform. The......more
In June 2017, a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in West London. Seventy-two people died in......more
Geospatial Information and Services for Climate Resilient Disaster Management explores how cutting-edge technology can s......more
Performing New Orleans examines the value of arts and culture in managing complex urban challenges, offering new perspec......more
Dealing with the risks of climate change and disaster is a political process. It produces winners and losers, mobility a......more
Dealing with the risks of climate change and disaster is a political process. It produces winners and losers, mobility a......more
Every person in the world who was old enough to watch TV watched the events of Words Whispered in Water unfold. Now, the......more
Guided by a belief that good crisis communication theory should inform and improve practice, this book makes a wide rang......more
Guided by a belief that good crisis communication theory should inform and improve practice, this book makes a wide rang......more
Machine Learning in Geohazard Risk Prediction and Assessment: From Microscale Analysis to Regional Mapping presents an o......more
"A groundbreaking study of how access to water grows more precarious while non-profit solutions grow more ineffective"--......more
Offering an in-depth exploration of the security challenges posed by COVID-19, Gunaratna, Aslam, and their contributors ......more
Offering an in-depth exploration of the security challenges posed by COVID-19, Gunaratna, Aslam, and their contributors ......more
Hierarchies and exclusion in humanitarianism analyses - through diverse disciplinary perspectives and methods - how hier......more
When Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, causing more than 1,800 deaths and more than $100 billion in damages, it was deem......more
The U.S. federal government provides funds for disaster response and recovery for both individuals and public entities. ......more
This book provides fresh perspectives on a key period in the history of humanitarianism. Drawing on economic, cultural, ......more
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The authors review research literature and emergency management certificates and interview program directors to identify......more
A hotshot firefighter’s gripping firsthand account of a record-setting fire season Eighteen of California’s largest wild......more
How extreme events, paradoxically, sow the seeds of positive response--and create opportunities for becoming adaptive to......more
One of the world’s top negotiators talks about his hunt for cybercriminals. Geert Baudewijns, full-time ransomware negot......more
In Understanding and Addressing Disaster Risk, the authors explain how people modify the environment and exert power ove......more
In Understanding and Addressing Disaster Risk, the authors explain how people modify the environment and exert power ove......more
In 2004, Japan instituted a system to protect citizens against military attacks and terrorism for the first time after W......more
Terrorism and WMDs: Awareness and Response, Third Edition is fully updated to include the latest technology and tactics ......more
Every year, millions of people are forced to leave their homes due to conflict, violence, human rights violations, discr......more
Disasters kill, maim, and generate increasingly large economic losses. But they do not wreak their damage equally across......more
This book explores policies, structures, and processes of disaster management in India examining key theoretical foundat......more
As part of its redesign, the Emergency Management Institute is rethinking how it secures qualified, effective instructor......more
Wall Street and Easter Island come crashing together in this epic and cautionary story of two lost civilizations: one pe......more
Living On centers around the unprecedented mobilization of mental health professionals in the wake of a massive earthqua......more
Living On centers around the unprecedented mobilization of mental health professionals in the wake of a massive earthqua......more
How explosions across history reveal the violence embedded in San Francisco’s landscape Offering a novel approach to con......more
How explosions across history reveal the violence embedded in San Francisco’s landscape Offering a novel approach to con......more
This first of its kind volume introduces Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DIDRR) in unprecedented critical ......more
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Updated to include the latest research in the hazards and disasters field, U.S. Emergency Management in the 21st Century......more
Designed to walk ADB staff through a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment simulation, this handbook outlines training schedule......more
Our understanding of hazards and disasters is rapidly changing, and it is unclear as to whether our existing management ......more
"Sicily in Shadow and in Sun" transports readers to early 20th-century Italy, offering a compelling glimpse into a land ......more
"Sicily in Shadow and in Sun" transports readers to early 20th-century Italy, offering a compelling glimpse into a land ......more
"An Essay on the Preservation of Shipwrecked Mariners," by A. Fothergill, explores the critical topic of maritime safety......more
"The Plague of Athens" offers a chilling firsthand account of one of history’s most devastating epidemics. Originally do......more
"The Highland Glen: Plenty and Famine" by Matilda Wrench offers a compelling look at 19th-century social history in the ......more
Delve into the daring world of firefighting with F. M. Holmes’s "Firemen and their Exploits." This meticulously prepared......more
Delve into the daring world of firefighting with F. M. Holmes’s "Firemen and their Exploits." This meticulously prepared......more
"Catastrophe and Social Change: Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster" by Samuel Henry Prince offers a......more
"Catastrophe and Social Change: Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster" by Samuel Henry Prince offers a......more
"In Time Of Emergency: A Citizen’s Handbook On Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters, 1968" prepared by the Department of De......more
"In Time Of Emergency: A Citizen’s Handbook On Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters, 1968" prepared by the Department of De......more
Schuylkill County is no stranger to disaster. Schuylkill County is no stranger to disaster. Protected by volunteers sinc......more
Geohazards and Disasters: Modelling Scenarios as a Challenge for the Future aims to depict an updated view of the most s......more
Five Days at Memorial meets Into the Raging Sea with this harrowing and moving true story of a devastating shipwreck dur......more
Recounting a tragic 2015 refugee boat disaster near Lesvos, this narrative highlights the refugees’ harrowing journeys, ......more
The Routledge Handbook of Disaster Response and Recovery covers the two post-disaster stages of the disaster cycle and p......more
In 1965, 53 men died in a Titan II missile silo in rural Arkansas, the deadliest nuclear accident ever in a U.S. facilit......more
This Handbook provides a state-of-the-science review of research and practice in the human dimensions of hazards field. ......more
This book investigates how organizations around the world responded to the consequences of COVID-19 on young children al......more
The book focuses on ways to better manage and prevent aircraft-based homicide events using alternate technology to repla......more
Named a Best Book of the Year by USA TODAY and NPR’s Science Friday Part memoir, part expert analysis, Disasterology is ......more
Good development could - and should - be the driving force for averting disasters by reducing vulnerability. But convers......more
The authors examined whether the basis for a durable peace between Israelis and Palestinians might yet be found and crea......more
Drawing on decades of on-the-ground experience, a strong body of existing research on the social construction of risk, a......more
"Terry Gibson provides a thorough, sophisticated, yet accessible account of who the disastermakers are, what they do, an......more
"Multidisciplinary in its methodology and provocative in its argumentation, this book demonstrates that human communitie......more
America is getting serious about combatting the causes of the climate crisis, adapting to a climate-altered world and bu......more
America is getting serious about combatting the causes of the climate crisis, adapting to a climate-altered world and bu......more
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Have you ever been curious about the inner workings of U.S. foreign aid programs? This book provides an in-depth examina......more
Dive into the frantic fight for survival in this riveting, firsthand account of the devastating earthquake and tsunami t......more
Dive into the frantic fight for survival in this riveting, firsthand account of the devastating earthquake and tsunami t......more
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