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  • Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

    Disaster, Vulnerability & Resiliency

    de Marie T. Mora, Alberto Dávila, Michael A. Alfultis, Veronica Arroyo Rodriguez, José Caraballo-Cueto, Sally Crimmins Villela, María E. Enchautegui0, Zadia M. Feliciano1, Jose M. Fernandez2, Antonio Flores3, Mark Hugo Lopez4, Mark Lichtenstein5, Shao Lin6, Jens Manuel Krogstad7, Amy Nitza8, Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo9, Cecilio Ortiz-García0, Marla D. Pérez-Lugo1, Bettina Pérez-Martínez2, Valeria Quiñones3, Fernando I. Rivera4, Havidán Rodríguez5, Carlos Rivera Santana6, María Rolón-Martínez7, Rebecca Sanchez8, Adriana Solla9, Joy Lynn Suárez-Kindy0, Didier Valdés1 ...
    With its 155 mile-per-hour sustained windspeeds, the near-Category 5 Hurricane Maria brought catastrophic devastation and destruction as it diagonally crossed the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from the southeast to the northwest on September 20, 2017. The official death toll estimate of 2,975 lost lives means this record storm became one of the most devasting hurricanes not only for Puerto Rico but ... Leer más

    $33.99 USD

  • Disaster Vulnerability, Hazards and Resilience

    Perspectives from Florida

    de Fernando I. Rivera, Naim Kapucu ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This monograph provides valuable lessons in building disaster resilience for rural communities and beyond. With a focus on Florida, the authors present a comprehensive review of the current debates surrounding the study of resilience, from federal frameworks, state plans and local initiatives. They also review evaluation tools and feature first-hand accounts of county emergency managers as well as ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research

    Edición de Fernando I. Rivera ...
    Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research provides a synthesis of the most pressing issues in natural hazards research by new professionals. The book begins with an overview of emerging research on natural hazards, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, sea-level rise, global warming, climate change, and tornadoes, among others. Remaining sections include topics such as socially ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Disaster Resiliency

    Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    Edición de Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, Fernando I. Rivera ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy
    Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster resiliency to the forefront. The importance of community preparedness and sustainability has been underscored by such calamities as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Japanese tsunami in 2011. Natural disasters will inevitably continue to occur, but by understanding the concept of resiliency as well as the factors that lead to it, ... Leer más

    $70.99 USD

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  • Toward Resilient Communities

    Examining the Impacts of Local Governments in Disasters

    de Christopher L. Atkinson ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy
    In June 2011, the city of Minot, North Dakota sustained the greatest flood in its history. Rather than buckling under the immense weight of the flood on a personal and community level, government, civic groups, and citizens began to immediately assess and address the event’s impacts. Why did the disaster in Minot lead to government and community resilience, whereas during Hurricane Katrina, the ... Leer más

    $40.99 USD

  • Wave

    A Memoir

    de Sonali Deraniyagala ...
    **NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • One woman's searing account of losing her entire family in a tsunami.“The most exceptional book about grief I’ve ever read.... As unsparing as they come, but also defiantly flooded with light.... Extraordinary.” —Cheryl Strayed, The New York Times Book Review**A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the CenturyIn 2004, at a ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

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  • Solar Flares

    What You Need to Know: A Special from Tarcher/Penguin

    de Whitley Strieber ...
    There is a force out there that could destroy our world in minutes. . . .Solar flares—brief bursts of radiation from our sun—have always existed and have never been particularly dangerous. Nature hasn’t changed. But we have. By making our world so dependent on electricity delivered by huge, unprotected power grids we have inadvertently placed humanity at terrible risk. As bestselling author ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • The Water Wizard – The Extraordinary Properties of Natural Water

    de Viktor Schauberger ...
    Traducido por Callum Coats ...
    More energy is encapsulated in every drop of good spring water than an average-sized power station is presently able to produce. Viktor Schauberger (1885–1958) Water – all life depends on it. Yet how often do we stop to consider its true significance, its essential nature? The Water Wizard, the first volume of the Eco-Technology series which presents the original, passionate and convincing ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Nature as Teacher – New Principles in the Working of Nature

    Volume 2 of Renowned Environmentalist Viktor Schauberger's Eco-Technology Series

    de Viktor Schauberger ...
    Traducido por Callum Coats ...
    Today we are standing helpless and perplexed. With no glimmer of improvement anywhere in sight, we feel hopelessly propelled towards a forlorn future. It is understandable therefore than an increasing number of people, sick and tired of this insane activity, are now seeking ways to return to Mother Nature. Viktor Schauberger (1885–1958) Nature as Teacher, the second volume of the Eco-Technology ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • March Was Made of Yarn

    Reflections on the Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Meltdown

    Edición de David Karashima, Elmer Luke ...
    In time for the one year anniversary of the 2011 earthquake in Japan, a collection of essays and stories by Japanese writers on the devastating disaster, its aftermath, and the resolve of a people to rebuild.On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake occurred off the northeastern coast of Japan, triggering a 50-foot tsunami that crushed everything in its path—highways, airports, villages, trains, and ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • The New Harvest

    Agricultural Innovation in Africa

    de Calestous Juma ...
    African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book argues, Africa faces three major opportunities that can transform its agriculture into a force for economic growth: advances in science and technology; the creation of regional markets; and the emergence of a new crop of entrepreneurial leaders ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Bushcraft Survival: A Complete Wilderness Survival Guide: Bushcraft 101 - Backpacking & Camping Tips, Survive in the Wild using Bushcraft

    de James Wilson ...
    Do you enjoy camping and hiking?Do you want to learn strategies for planning, preparing and surviving by yourself in the wilderness?While nature in the wild is often beautiful it can also be dangerous if you ever become stranded. If you got stranded tomorrow, would you have the necessary skills in order to survive? When in a life or death situation there's very little room for error. That's why ... Leer más

    $4.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus