Disasters & Disaster Relief

What should businesses consider in preparing for terrorist attacks, natural disasters, pandemic illnesses and other emergencies? What steps can a business take to ensure continuity during and after a crisis? What can we learn from past success? This...

'Today's questions regarding foreign aid centre around aid allocation dynamics, the impact on trade and growth for receivers as well as donors, and, quite frequently, on aid effectiveness. The inter-relationship between aid and politics are also topics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983856603Author MS Lcpc Maureen a McInnisFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint 1 Gypsy Press, PllcPublisher 1 Gypsy Press, PllcWeight(grams) 122g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780866382601Author Dr Kati CorlewFormat PaperbackImprint East-West CenterPublisher East-West CenterWeight(grams) 122g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780866382588Author Kati CorlewFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint East-West CenterPublisher East-West CenterWeight(grams) 109g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780866382564Author Dr Kati CorlewFormat PaperbackImprint East-West CenterPublisher East-West CenterWeight(grams) 109g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996755313Author Laurence HudsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Katrina Ten Years LLCPublisher Katrina Ten Years LLCWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780975520222Author Mary LeonardFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Mary LeonardPublisher Mary LeonardWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615612355Author Nathan A JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint David JonesPublisher David JonesWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994209153Author Bill NicolFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint NicolnotesPublisher NicolnotesWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692526682Author David CrawfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint Oxbridge PressPublisher Oxbridge PressWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm...

This book investigates the digital transformation of aid as a form of humanitarian extractivism. It focuses on how practices of data extraction shift power towards states, the private sector and humanitarians.Digital initiatives aimed towards ‘fixing’...

PREPAREDNESS TIPS * Store survival kits in a convenient place known to all family members. * Keep a smaller version of your supplies kit in the trunk of your car, at work, and at school. * Keep them in airtight plastic bags, if possible. * Change your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788126113668Author Ahmad AyazFormat HardbackPage Count 282Imprint Anmol Publications Pvt LtdPublisher Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd

Social Structure Adaptation to COVID-19 offers global, interdisciplinary perspectives that examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the development trajectory of schools, public health, the workforce, and technology adoption. It explores social...

While humanitarianism is unquestionably a fast-growing subject of practitioner and scholarly engagement, much discussion about it is predicated on a dangerous dichotomy between 'aid givers' and 'relief takers' that largely misrepresents the negotiated...

Reviewing current policies and practices, the book assesses the financial, economic and physical risk of building in hazardous areas, and looks at how societies approach economic development while trying to create a more resilient built environment in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788531306Author Peter WestobyFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 470g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788531290Author Peter WestobyFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 400g

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) system, operational since mid 2007, rapidly estimates the most affected locations and the population exposure at different levels of shaking intensities. The...

Hurricane Sandy on New Jersey's Forgotten Shore brings to life the individual and collective voices of a community: victims, volunteers, and state and federal agencies that came together to rebuild the Bayshore after the Superstorm Sandy in 2013. ...

Explores the unintended consequences of civic activism in a disaster-prone city After Hurricane Katrina, thousands of people swiftly mobilized to rebuild their neighborhoods, often assisted by government organizations, nonprofits, and other major...

Heartbreaking stories from survivors along the Texas Gulf Coast Hurricane Harvey was one of the worst American natural disasters in recorded history. It ravaged the Texas Gulf Coast, and left thousands of people homeless in its wake. In Hurricane...

This valuable book provides concise but robust definitions of key terms and concepts. It includes entries from expert contributors in a user-friendly A-Z format with clear direction to related entries and further reading. Including explanations of terms...

In this age of near-perpetual disaster, from the Coronavirus epidemic and mass incarceration to hurricanes and earthquakes, spiritual care has become an essential component of the disaster-response toolkit. In Experts in the Age of Anxiety, Joshua Moses...

Silver Award Winner, 2024 Nonfiction Book AwardsSocieties are vulnerable to any number of potential disasters: earthquakes, hurricanes, infectious diseases, terrorist attacks, and many others. Even though the dangers are often clear, there is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606928035Author Gaston T LaBueFormat HardbackPage Count 154Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 508g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606921784Author James C TobinFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 226g

This book examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has engendered a new and challenging environment in which borders drawn around people, places, and social structures have hardened and new ones have emerged.Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, borders...

Hurricane Katrina forced the largest and most abrupt displacement in U.S. history. About 1.5 million people evacuated from the Gulf Coast preceding Katrina's landfall. New Orleans, a city of 500,000, was nearly emptied of life after the hurricane and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120322004Author Pardeep SahniFormat HardbackPage Count 388Imprint Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.LtdPublisher PHI LearningDimensions(mm) 200mm * 140mm * 40mm

While humanitarianism is unquestionably a fast-growing subject of practitioner and scholarly engagement, much discussion about it is predicated on a dangerous dichotomy between 'aid givers' and 'relief takers' that largely misrepresents the negotiated...

This collection ponders the personal and political implications for Haitians at home and abroad resulting from the devastating 2010 earthquake. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010 was a debilitating event that followed decades...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624175244Author Thomas GiordanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 81Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 164g

In 2009, after seismic tremors struck the Italian mountain town of L'Aquila, survivors were subjected to a "second earthquake"-invasive media attention and a relief effort that left them in a state of suspended citizenship as they were forcibly...

The Australian aid program faces a fundamental dilemma: how, in the absence of deep popular support, should it generate the political legitimacy required to safeguard its budget and administering institution? Australia's Foreign Aid Dilemma tells the...

This book looks at how legal frameworks can and do reduce risks arising out of disasters. The volume: analyses existing disaster laws and the challenges on the ground; brings together case studies from some of the most vulnerable regions; and proposes...

In a book as illuminating as it is captivating, Thomas E. Drabek presents an in-depth analysis of the emotional impacts of disaster events and the many ripple effects that follow. Through the technique of storytelling, a series of nine fictional...

Disaster Mental Health Community Planning is a step-by-step guide to developing mental health disaster plans, assisting communities to act on long-term resilience and recovery. As disasters continue to increase in severity and number, with 16% of...

In this indispensable and comprehensive text, Scott D. Watson critically examines the current understanding of international order that underpins international disaster management and disaster diplomacy. Based on empirical analysis of the three...