Author: Page Spencer
Publisher: Thomas Allen Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In her journal, National Park Service scientist Page Spencer chronicles the environmental effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Chemical Abstracts
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Category : Chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Disaster Culture
Author: Gregory Button
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315430363
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Drawing on decades of research on the most infamous human and environmental calamities, Button shows how states, corporations, and other actors attempt to create meaning and control social relations in post-disaster struggles for the redistribution of power.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315430363
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Drawing on decades of research on the most infamous human and environmental calamities, Button shows how states, corporations, and other actors attempt to create meaning and control social relations in post-disaster struggles for the redistribution of power.
Strictures, Legal and Historical, on the Judgement of the Consistory Court of London ... in the case of Westerton versus Liddell, etc
Author: John David CHAMBERS
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Toxic Turmoil
Author: Johan M. Havenaar
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461506239
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
When an accident involves many people and when its consequences are many and serious, we speak of a disaster. Disasters have the same causal fac tors as accidents: they differ from accidents by the gravity of consequences, not by causes. The action of a single individual may result in thousands of deaths and huge financial losses. The metal fatigue of a screw may, by a chain of events, cause an explosion killing hundreds or lead to a break in a dam and a devastating flood. The fact that minor and unpredictable acts can lead to disasters is im portant because it allows us to predict that the years to come will bring with them more disasters with ever more severe consequences. The density ofhu man populations is growing. By the year 2025 some four fifths of the world's population will be living in urban settings. An explosion or a gas leak in a densely populated area will cause incomparably more damage than a simi lar event in a rural area. Modern technology is immensely powerful (and its power is continuing to grow) and can be used in a disastrous manner. Ag gression is just as possible now as it was in the past, but the tools of aggression are vastly more dangerous than ever before. This book, edited by Johan M. Havenaar, Julie G. Cwikel, and Evelyn J. Bromet, is therefore very timely.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461506239
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
When an accident involves many people and when its consequences are many and serious, we speak of a disaster. Disasters have the same causal fac tors as accidents: they differ from accidents by the gravity of consequences, not by causes. The action of a single individual may result in thousands of deaths and huge financial losses. The metal fatigue of a screw may, by a chain of events, cause an explosion killing hundreds or lead to a break in a dam and a devastating flood. The fact that minor and unpredictable acts can lead to disasters is im portant because it allows us to predict that the years to come will bring with them more disasters with ever more severe consequences. The density ofhu man populations is growing. By the year 2025 some four fifths of the world's population will be living in urban settings. An explosion or a gas leak in a densely populated area will cause incomparably more damage than a simi lar event in a rural area. Modern technology is immensely powerful (and its power is continuing to grow) and can be used in a disastrous manner. Ag gression is just as possible now as it was in the past, but the tools of aggression are vastly more dangerous than ever before. This book, edited by Johan M. Havenaar, Julie G. Cwikel, and Evelyn J. Bromet, is therefore very timely.
Sorrow's Profiles
Author: Richard J. Alapack
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429919360
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
In this book, the author leads a journey through the depths of authentic sorrow, longing, and despair. Daring us to face death unflinchingly, the author imparts courage to spin in the vortex of personal and collective grief.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429919360
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
In this book, the author leads a journey through the depths of authentic sorrow, longing, and despair. Daring us to face death unflinchingly, the author imparts courage to spin in the vortex of personal and collective grief.
Psychoactive Pharmacology
Author: Edeaghe Ehikhamenor
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1681810921
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
This incisive book offers an epidemiological study of road users’ consumption of psychoactive substances in Nigeria. It examines psychoactive drug screening and the use of driving simulators to evaluate skills impairment after drinking alcoholic beverages. Portable electronic digital screening devices such as “Oral Screen,” along with other screening devices were used to establish the prevalence of substances of abuse among road users in some selected cities in Nigeria. Blood, saliva, urine, and other biological fluids were screened. Skills impairment, characterized by unsafe driving actions based on the level of blood alcohol concentration (BAC), was evaluated using a driving simulator. The findings were validated by application of a Field Impairment Test (FIT) or modified clinical test of impairment. The implication of the results on everyday highway utilization and the best approach for research into screening for psychoactive drugs are highlighted, along with several recommendations to enhance highway safety.
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1681810921
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
This incisive book offers an epidemiological study of road users’ consumption of psychoactive substances in Nigeria. It examines psychoactive drug screening and the use of driving simulators to evaluate skills impairment after drinking alcoholic beverages. Portable electronic digital screening devices such as “Oral Screen,” along with other screening devices were used to establish the prevalence of substances of abuse among road users in some selected cities in Nigeria. Blood, saliva, urine, and other biological fluids were screened. Skills impairment, characterized by unsafe driving actions based on the level of blood alcohol concentration (BAC), was evaluated using a driving simulator. The findings were validated by application of a Field Impairment Test (FIT) or modified clinical test of impairment. The implication of the results on everyday highway utilization and the best approach for research into screening for psychoactive drugs are highlighted, along with several recommendations to enhance highway safety.
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Author: Elspeth Leacock
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438102240
Category : Oil spills
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled approximately 11 million gallons of oil when it ran aground in one of the largest oil spills in the history of the United States. This book details the timeline of the oil spill, examining reasons for the accident, the inefficient system that impeded cleanup efforts, and the effects of the extensive spill on the pristine environment of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Coverage includes long-term effects on both humans and wildlife in addition to a review of the reparations paid by the oil company and oil policy changes enacted by Congress after this disaster.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438102240
Category : Oil spills
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled approximately 11 million gallons of oil when it ran aground in one of the largest oil spills in the history of the United States. This book details the timeline of the oil spill, examining reasons for the accident, the inefficient system that impeded cleanup efforts, and the effects of the extensive spill on the pristine environment of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Coverage includes long-term effects on both humans and wildlife in addition to a review of the reparations paid by the oil company and oil policy changes enacted by Congress after this disaster.
A Fragile Beauty
Author: Theodore Catton
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The Delineator
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Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
Book Description
Carnivale and the American Grotesque
Author: Peg Aloi
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476619123
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
HBO's Carnivale was a critically-acclaimed, elaborate period narrative set in Depression era America that set the stage for the current explosion of cinematic storytelling on television. Despite an ambitious and unusual storyline, remarkable production design and stellar cast, the show was cancelled after only two seasons. No other television series has been so steeped in history, spirituality and occultism, and years later it retains a cult-like following. This collection of fresh essays explores the series through a diverse array of topics, from visual aesthetics to tarot symbolism to sexuality to the portrayal of deformity.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476619123
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
HBO's Carnivale was a critically-acclaimed, elaborate period narrative set in Depression era America that set the stage for the current explosion of cinematic storytelling on television. Despite an ambitious and unusual storyline, remarkable production design and stellar cast, the show was cancelled after only two seasons. No other television series has been so steeped in history, spirituality and occultism, and years later it retains a cult-like following. This collection of fresh essays explores the series through a diverse array of topics, from visual aesthetics to tarot symbolism to sexuality to the portrayal of deformity.