While trauma and loss can occur anywhere, most suffering is experienced as personal tragedy. Yet some tragedies transcen......more

A common sense field guide to understanding, surviving, and thriving in our time of complex chaos and crises. Is this fi......more

This seminal book is the first sustained critical work that engages with the varieties of literature following the tripl......more

This book takes the topic of aviation crisis and emergency management and walks the reader through what aviation organis......more

This book describes, through the medium of international case studies, how graft undermines public safety....more

This book describes, through the medium of international case studies, how graft undermines public safety....more

Japan is a place where powerful earthquakes have occurred more frequently and have caused more harm in the modern era th......more

Shortlisted for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for Excellence The "closely observed, compassionate, and far-sighted" (Elizabeth......more

To explore lessons learned from nondeclared-disaster events, researchers explain six case studies from diverse community......more

On March 14, 1940, a train heading west along Highway 83 from Donna to Alamo struck a truck driver turning north from th......more

Moving beyond existing models from economics and political science, this book shows how crises in capitalism and democra......more

Moving beyond existing models from economics and political science, this book shows how crises in capitalism and democra......more

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During the twenty-first century, Mexico has escalated extractive concessions at the same time that it has positioned its......more

During the twenty-first century, Mexico has escalated extractive concessions at the same time that it has positioned its......more

This text on the theory and applications of crowd safety provides the background and applications of crowd risk assessme......more

Drawing a transdisciplinary perspective, this book investigates the ways in which gender intersect with rebuilding and p......more

This book presents a roadmap to help guide the actions needed to address health disparities introduced as part of the pr......more

Shaping National Security: International Emergency Mechanisms and Disaster Risk Reduction presents international emergen......more

Shaping National Security: International Emergency Mechanisms and Disaster Risk Reduction presents international emergen......more

This new edition continues to critically examine the evolving importance of our critical infrastructure to our society-r......more

"The objective of this Book Edit is to highlight the pandemic as a promise in terms of behaviors, challenges and opportu......more

In 2004, Japan instituted a system to protect citizens against military attacks and terrorism for the first time after W......more

The long-term consequences of COVID-19 have been tough for children around the world, but even more so for young childre......more

This technical report assesses the string of events that triggered Nepal’s Melamchi River floods in 2021 and highlights ......more

This book explores policies, structures, and processes of disaster management in India examining key theoretical foundat......more

This report outlines how the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program could set up a disaster risk transfer fa......more

In "The Search for Apocalypse," author Michael R. Hutchinson delves into the compelling intersections of social media ps......more

What is it like to have a baby in climate crisis? This book explores the experiences of pregnant women and their partner......more

What is it like to have a baby in climate crisis? This book explores the experiences of pregnant women and their partner......more

This report traces the 70-year history of the Emergency Management Institute from the founding of its predecessor in 195......more

Climate change is having an immediate and sometimes life-threatening impact, especially for older adults - generally spe......more

The Relationship between Stress and Mental Health In today’s fast-paced and demanding world, stress has become an inevit......more

"The recently retired CEO of New Orleans City Park shares here all the major events that impacted the park in the last t......more

Ready, Set, Apocalypse! Whether rapid societal changes come from the political, natural, technological, or biological sp......more

This new volume, Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Tourism, now going into its 2nd edition, takes an in-depth look at how ......more

This book provides fresh perspectives on a key period in the history of humanitarianism. Drawing on economic, cultural, ......more

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A new in-depth study into those pivotal moments, both leading up to the striking of the iceberg, and across those crucia......more

Silver Award Winner, 2024 Nonfiction Book Awards Societies are vulnerable to any number of potential disasters: earthqua......more

This book focuses on centrifugal disasters that impact a group of seemingly unconnected people congregated temporarily o......more

A tsunami is a natural disaster characterized by a sequence of swiftly moving waves in the ocean, triggered by volcanic ......more

This book examines the nature of hazardous substances and the law governing them, including international conventions, r......more

Ecodisaster Imaginaries in India: Essays in Critical Perspectives contains 15 essays that approach contemporary literary......more

Tsunami refers to a natural disaster that is characterized by a set of long waves brought on by an abrupt movement of th......more

The riveting true story of one of Canada’s worst mining disasters, told in the voices of the men who survived it Forewor......more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A captivating collection of stories and recipes from renowned chefs, local cooks, and celebr......more

Uncovers the ways the United States government responds to natural and human-induced disasters in relation to race over ......more

World War I was a catastrophe for the lands that would become Lebanon. With war came famine, and with famine came unspea......more

World War I was a catastrophe for the lands that would become Lebanon. With war came famine, and with famine came unspea......more

One of Kirkus Reviews’ 100 Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 A gold Nautilus Book Award winner, Ecology & Environment From r......more

Disasters affect people individually and collectively in their communities, national societies, and the international sp......more

Disasters affect people individually and collectively in their communities, national societies, and the international sp......more

With Ecologies of Inequity, Sancha Doxilly Medwinter tells the story of how the racially and ethnically diverse, immigra......more

The purpose of this book is to help preserve the community memory of the catastrophic Hurricane Harvey event and its imp......more

As the concept of community resilience moves from the margins of practice and theoretical research to more mainstream sc......more

In an era of escalating conflict-induced and climate-induced migration and cross-border interaction, transnational-compe......more

In this groundbreaking study, Beach and Lucas examine the behavior of individuals and groups during a real-world coal mi......more

The Distributed Functions of Emergency Management and Homeland Security outlines the roles and responsibilities of vario......more

The Distributed Functions of Emergency Management and Homeland Security outlines the roles and responsibilities of vario......more

Drawing on years of experience in disaster research, the author presents a critical reflection on the challenges and opp......more

This book documents the heroic efforts of individuals who have risked their lives to save others from drowning. Young’s ......more

Drawing on years of experience in disaster research, the author presents a critical reflection on the challenges and opp......more

This book is a comprehensive study of the impact of natural disasters on families, with a specific focus on the 1953 Vic......more

This book is a comprehensive study of the impact of natural disasters on families, with a specific focus on the 1953 Vic......more

This poignant memorial to the United States Congress offers a firsthand account of the destruction of Greytown and its i......more

In times of nuclear crisis, the psychological impact can be as devastating as the physical effects. "Nuclear War Surviva......more

"Connecting After Chaos tells the story of how people restore their lives and society in the months and years after disa......more

"Connecting After Chaos tells the story of how people restore their lives and society in the months and years after disa......more

Social scientist and international consultant Dr. David Ryback offers an in-depth overview of the fascinating dynamics o......more

The Handbooks of Homeland Security Handbook is a convenient, one-stop reference and guide to the latest regulations and ......more

Dozens of top experts cover over 100 topics on the latest developments in homeland security, outlining current trends in......more

The project has become fundamental to international development and humanitarian practice, playing a key role in definin......more

Witness True Resilience in These Incredible Survival Stories "Michael Tougias converts the wisdom of survivors into advi......more

Covering disaster scenarios, and the causes and consequences of disaster displacement, Disaster, Displacement and Resili......more