Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience
This book is part of a six-volume series on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience. The series aims to fill in gaps in theory and practice in the Sendai Framework, and provides additional resources…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-61278-8
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- xvii, 487p.:ill
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- -
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- 363.349 5 Han
Geological and Geo-Environmental Processes on Earth
This edited volume dedicated to late Prof. P.S. Saklani addresses the multidisciplinary themes pertaining to role of tectonism and magmatism in Crustal Evolution and global distribution of metallic…
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- 1
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- 978-981-16-4122-0
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- xviii, 324p.:Ill
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- AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series
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- 363.349 5 Geo
Frequency Analyses of Natural Extreme Events
This book is of paramount importance in the fields of engineering and applied sciences, given that through the values obtained by these procedures, many structures, like spillways of dams and highw…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-86390-6
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- xvii, 410p.:ill
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- -
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- 363.349 5 Fil f
Cyclones in Southern Africa
Tropical cyclones in Southern Africa, also known as hurricanes or typhoons in other regions of the world, is a hot subject for academic research. This focus has been magnified by the need to consid…
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- 1 Volume 3
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- 978-3-030-74303-1
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- xxvi, 322p.:ill
- Series Title
- Sustainable Development Goals Series
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- 363.349 5 Cyc
Fire Science
This textbook provides students and academics with a conceptual understanding of fire behavior and fire effects on people and ecosystems to support effective integrated fire management. Through cas…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-69815-7
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- XXXVIII, 644p.:ill
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- -
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- 363.349 5 Fir
Historic Cities in the Face of Disasters
This book examines reconstruction and resilience of historic cities and societies from multiple disciplinary and complementary perspectives and, by doing so, it helps researchers and practitioners …
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-77356-4
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- xvi, 666p.:ill
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- The Urban Book Series
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- 363.349 5 His
Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risks
This book presents a collection of papers under the theme of multi-hazard early warning and disaster risks. These were selected from the presentations made at the International Symposium on Tsunami…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-73003-1
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- LI, 892p.:ill
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- -
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- 363.349 5 Mul
Recent Technologies for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction
This book explains to governments, decision makers and disaster professionals the potential uses of recent technologies for disaster monitoring and risk reduction based on the knowledge and experie…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-76116-5
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- xv, 479p.:ill
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- Earth and Environmental Sciences Library
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- 363.349 5 Rec
Ecosystem-Based Disaster and Climate Resilience
This book provides an introduction to the critical role of ecosystem-based disaster risk resilience (Eco-DRR) for building community resilience to multiple environmental risks such as rising heat, …
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- 1
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- 978-981-16-4815-1
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- xvii, 512p.:Ill
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- -
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- 363.349 5 Eco
The Increasing Risk of Floods and Tornadoes in Southern Africa
This volume discusses the increasing occurrence of floods and tornadoes in Southern Africa over the last few years. The book discusses existing flood and tornado management protocols, indigenous ap…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-74192-1
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- xxi, 290p.:ill
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- Sustainable Development Goals Series
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- 363.349 5 The
Convergent Leadership-Divergent Exposures
This book aims, through its chapters, at providing the knowledge to make competent decisions, convince peers or top management to take appropriate action, or beat out the competition for climate ad…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-74930-9
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- xxvi, 351p.:ill
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- -
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- 363.349 5 Obo c
Rebuilding for Resilience: A Barrier Island Case
Recurring extreme events of nature challenge disaster-prone settlements in complex ways. Devastating property damages are one of the tests of survival for such settlements in both economic and soci…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-65532-7
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- xvii, 128p.:Ill
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- -
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- 363.349 5 Sub r
Cyclones in Southern Africa
The subject of tropical cyclones in Southern Africa, also known as hurricanes or typhoons in other regions of the world, has been growing over the past few decades. However, there is still limited …
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-74262-1
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- xxi, 274p.:ill
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- -
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- 363.349 5 Cyc
Emerging Technologies for Disaster Resilience
Technological advances have helped to enhance disaster resilience through better risk reduction, response, mitigation, rehabilitation and reconstruction. In former times, it was local and tradition…
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- 1
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- 978-981-16-0360-0
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- xiii, 260p.:ill
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- -
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- 363.349 5 Eme
Disaster Risk Reduction in Mexico
This book recognizes Mexico's effects and challenges in a natural disaster and offers empirical risk-reduction methods in critical cases. The proposals considered here include real and detailed…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-67295-9
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- xii, 380p.:ill
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- -
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- 363.349 5 Dis
Proceedings of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk…
This book presents selected papers from the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction – Expanding the Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making, which was held at…
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- 1
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- 978-981-15-8662-0
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- XI, 250p.:Ill
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- -
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- 363.349 5 Pro
Building Knowledge for Geohazard Assessment and Management in the Caucasus an…
This volume is aimed at providing a comprehensive overview of the state of art of research related to geo-related hazards in the Caucasus and other orogenic regions; it is also devoted to shedding …
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- 1
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- 978-94-024-2046-3
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- xv, 458p.:ill
- Series Title
- NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
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- 363.349 5 Bui
Perspectives on European Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
Focusses on the latest developments in earthquake engineering in the broadest sense Offers contributions on highlighted issues, i.e. performance based design, bridge design and seismic isolation…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-07118-3
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- viii, 650p.: Ill.
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- -
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- 690.1 Per
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