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  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Rural Resilience

    With a Focus on Agriculture, Water, Gender and Technology

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    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Even though frequent disaster losses occur in rural and agricultural areas, a substantial number of the prevailing disaster research has focused on urban areas, often failing to notice rural populations, communities, and rural development as a whole. It is critical to assess how the needs and vulnerabilities in rural communities impact the creation of resilience, especially in countries with a ... Read more

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  • Technologies for Rural Development

    Proceedings of NERC 2022

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    The book spans across the research domains of mechanisation and automation, agrobusiness, food processing and value addition, climate smart agriculture, rural sanitation, agro biotechnology, and rural energy. ... Read more

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  • Disaster Management and Risk Reduction: Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Approaches in the Indian Context

    Proceedings of NERC 2022

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents select proceedings of North-East Research Conclave (NERC 2022) that will help pave way toward disaster risk reduction through a holistic and multidisciplinary approach. The book discusses topics, such as rapid pace of climate change, its deleterious effects on nature and natural systems, human interventions in altering the natural geographical and geological systems, widespread ... Read more

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  • Disaster Management: Global Challenges and Local Solutions

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  • Handbook of Hygiene Control in the Food Industry

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    Handbook of Hygiene Control in the Food Industry, Second Edition, continues to be an authoritative reference for anyone who needs hands-on practical information to improve best practices in food safety and quality. The book is written by leaders in the field who understand the complex issues of control surrounding food industry design, operations, and processes, contamination management methods, ... Read more

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