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  • Building Resilience

    Social Capital in Post-Disaster Recovery

    de Daniel P. Aldrich ...
    The factor that makes some communities rebound quickly from disasters while others fall apart: "A fascinating book on an important topic."—E.L. Hirsch, in ChoiceEach year, natural disasters threaten the strength and stability of communities worldwide. Yet responses to the challenges of recovery vary greatly and in ways that aren't explained by the magnitude of the catastrophe or the amount of aid ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Black Wave

    How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan's 3/11 Disasters

    de Daniel P. Aldrich ...
    Despite the devastation caused by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 60-foot tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, some 96% of those living and working in the most disaster-stricken region of Tohoku made it through. Smaller earthquakes and tsunamis have killed far more people in nearby China and India. What accounts for the exceptionally high survival rate? And why is it that some towns and cities in ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Site Fights

    Divisive Facilities and Civil Society in Japan and the West

    de Daniel P. Aldrich ...
    One of the most vexing problems for governments is building controversial facilities that serve the needs of all citizens but have adverse consequences for host communities. Policymakers must decide not only where to locate often unwanted projects but also what methods to use when interacting with opposition groups. In Site Fights, Daniel P. Aldrich gathers quantitative evidence from close to five ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Resilience and Recovery in Asian Disasters

    Community Ties, Market Mechanisms, and Governance

    Edición de Daniel P. Aldrich, Sothea Oum, Yasuyuki Sawada ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book establishes a new, holistic framework for disaster recovery and mitigation, providing a multidisciplinary perspective on the field of risk management strategies and societal and communal resilience. Going beyond narrow approaches that are all too prevalent in the field, this work builds on an optimum combination of community-level networks, private market mechanisms and state-based ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

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  • On Liberty (Serapis Classics)

    de John Stuart Mill ...
    On Liberty is a philosophical work by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill, originally intended as a short essay. The work, published in 1859, applies Mill's ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state. Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality, which he conceived as a prerequisite to the ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Cold Matters: The State and Fate of Canada's Fresh Water

    The State and Fate of Canada's Fresh Water

    de Robert William Sandford ...
    Cold Matters is a vital and approachable work that distills the scientific complexities of snow, ice, water and climate and presents the global implications of research put forth and funded by the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences. This timely book gives the concerned reader an opportunity to take part in the conversation about our global environment in a way that transcends ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Are Trams Socialist?

    Why Britain Has No Transport Policy

    de Christian Wolmar ...
    Transport is key to our daily lives. The transport system is essential to ensure the movement of people and goods, and most of us will use the roads or public transport every day. Vast sums are tied up in it and are spent on trying to resolve the problems of congestion and delays. And yet it is a most neglected field of politics. Britain has never had a coherent transport policy. Transport ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • New Product Development For Dummies

    de Robin Karol, Beebe Nelson ...
    The global consumer product market is exploding. In 2006 alone, 150,000 new products were brought to market. Now for the bad news: of those, fewer than 5% were hits, and fewer than 15% will even exist five years from now.Written for small business owners and entrepreneurs looking for an inside track on new product development, New Product Development for Dummies offers you a unique opportunity to ... Leer más

    $13.00 USD

  • BRICS - Estudos e Documentos

    de Renato Baumann, Flávio Damico, Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Maiara Folly, Carlos Márcio Cozendey, Renato G. Flôres Jr ...
    A compreensão dos motivos que levaram países como Brasil, Rússia, Índia, China e África do Sul a reunir-se para buscar um diálogo “em relação aos problemas do desenvolvimento global” é importante para permitir a correta avaliação do que representa esse esforço comum em prol do aperfeiçoamento do sistema internacional, do multilateralismo e da capacidade de alcançar globalmente o desenvolvimento ... Leer más

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  • The Nazi Hydra in America: Suppressed History of a Century - Wall Street and the Rise of the Fourth Reich

    de Glen Yeadon ...
    Provocative and highly controversial, The Nazi Hydra in America reveals the dark secrets of the fascist influence in the USA. While Eisenhower's troops defeated The Third Reich on the battlefields of Europe, the war against fascism was lost on the home front, to the very cadre of American plutocrats who built and paid for Hitler's war machine. At the center of this small confederacy two firms ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Urban Sustainability

    Reconnecting Space and Place

    de Ann Dale, William Dushenko, Pamela J. Robinson ...
    Given ongoing concerns about global climate change and its impacts on cities, the need for sustainable planning has never been greater. This book explores concrete ways to achieve urban sustainability based on integrated planning, policy development, and decision-making.Urban Sustainability is the first book to provide an applied interdisciplinary perspective on the challenges and opportunities ... Leer más

    $40.99 USD

  • The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles

    Development, Sprawl, and Nature Conservation in the Toronto Region

    de L. Anders Sandberg, Gerda R. Wekerle, Liette Gilbert ...
    The Oak Ridges Moraine is a unique landform that generated heated battles over the future of nature conservation, sprawl, and development in the Toronto region at the turn of the twenty-first century. This book provides a careful, multi-faceted history and policy analysis of planning issues and citizen activism on the Moraine’s future in the face of rapid urban expansion.The Oak Ridges Moraine ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD