Author: Lesley Newson
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789435187
Category : Natural disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Easy-to-follow explanations help you understand the underlying causes of all types of disasters.
The World's Greatest Disasters
Author: Joyce Robins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780600569954
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780600569954
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Devastation!
Author: Lesley Newson
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789435187
Category : Natural disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Easy-to-follow explanations help you understand the underlying causes of all types of disasters.
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789435187
Category : Natural disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Easy-to-follow explanations help you understand the underlying causes of all types of disasters.
World's Greatest Disasters
Author: Joyce Robins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Great Disasters
Author:
Publisher: Readers Digest
ISBN: 9780895773210
Category : Natural disasters.
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A comprehensive, historical overview of some of the world's greatest natural disasters captures the power of the human spirit as it triumphs over the floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other calamities
Publisher: Readers Digest
ISBN: 9780895773210
Category : Natural disasters.
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A comprehensive, historical overview of some of the world's greatest natural disasters captures the power of the human spirit as it triumphs over the floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other calamities
The World's Greatest Disasters
Author: Joyce Robins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780600567820
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780600567820
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
100 Most Destructive Natural Disasters
Author: Anna Claybourne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760150105
Category : Natural disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
How tall was the biggest tsumani? What causes giant hailstones? How hot is the inside of a volcano? What is a cyclonic storm? Uncover the power of the world's most destructive natural disasters!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760150105
Category : Natural disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
How tall was the biggest tsumani? What causes giant hailstones? How hot is the inside of a volcano? What is a cyclonic storm? Uncover the power of the world's most destructive natural disasters!
After Great Disasters
Author: Laurie A. Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781558443310
Category : Crisis management
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Great natural disasters are rare, but their aftermath can change the fortunes of a city or region forever. This book and its companion Policy Focus Report identify lessons from different parts of the world to help communities and government leaders better organize for recovery after future disasters. The authors consider the processes and outcomes of community recovery and reconstruction following major disasters in six countries: China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. Post-disaster reconstruction offers opportunities to improve construction and design standards, renew infrastructure, create new land use arrangements, reinvent economies, and improve governance. If done well, reconstruction can help break the cycle of disaster-related impacts and losses, and improve the resilience of a city or region.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781558443310
Category : Crisis management
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Great natural disasters are rare, but their aftermath can change the fortunes of a city or region forever. This book and its companion Policy Focus Report identify lessons from different parts of the world to help communities and government leaders better organize for recovery after future disasters. The authors consider the processes and outcomes of community recovery and reconstruction following major disasters in six countries: China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. Post-disaster reconstruction offers opportunities to improve construction and design standards, renew infrastructure, create new land use arrangements, reinvent economies, and improve governance. If done well, reconstruction can help break the cycle of disaster-related impacts and losses, and improve the resilience of a city or region.
Disasters and History
Author: Bas van Bavel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108752381
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Disasters and History offers the first comprehensive historical overview of hazards and disasters. Drawing on a range of case studies, including the Black Death, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the Fukushima disaster, the authors examine how societies dealt with shocks and hazards and their potentially disastrous outcomes. They reveal the ways in which the consequences and outcomes of these disasters varied widely not only between societies but also within the same societies according to social groups, ethnicity and gender. They also demonstrate how studying past disasters, including earthquakes, droughts, floods and epidemics, can provide a lens through which to understand the social, economic and political functioning of past societies and reveal features of a society which may otherwise remain hidden from view. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108752381
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Disasters and History offers the first comprehensive historical overview of hazards and disasters. Drawing on a range of case studies, including the Black Death, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the Fukushima disaster, the authors examine how societies dealt with shocks and hazards and their potentially disastrous outcomes. They reveal the ways in which the consequences and outcomes of these disasters varied widely not only between societies but also within the same societies according to social groups, ethnicity and gender. They also demonstrate how studying past disasters, including earthquakes, droughts, floods and epidemics, can provide a lens through which to understand the social, economic and political functioning of past societies and reveal features of a society which may otherwise remain hidden from view. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
The World's Worst Historical Disasters
Author: Chris McNab
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810828486
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810828486
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Era of Great Disasters
Author: Makoto Iokibe
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 047212725X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The Era of Great Disasters examines modern disaster response in Japan, from the changing earthquake preparations and regulations, to immediate emergency procedures from the national, prefectural, and city levels, and finally the evolving efforts of rebuilding and preparing for the next great disaster in the hopes of minimizing their tragic effects. This book focuses on three major earthquakes from Japan’s modern history. The first is the 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake, which struck the capital region. The second is the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, affecting the area between Kobe and Osaka. The third is the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the magnitude 9.0 quake that struck off the Pacific coast of the Tōhoku region, causing a devastating tsunami and nuclear accident. While the events of (and around) each of these earthquakes are unique, Professor Iokibe brings his deep expertise and personal experience to each disaster, unveiling not only the disasters themselves but the humanity underneath. In each case, he gives attention and gratitude to those who labored to save lives and restore the communities affected, from the individuals on the scene to government officials and military personnel and emergency responders, in the hope that we might learn from the past and move forward with greater wisdom, knowledge, and common purpose.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 047212725X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The Era of Great Disasters examines modern disaster response in Japan, from the changing earthquake preparations and regulations, to immediate emergency procedures from the national, prefectural, and city levels, and finally the evolving efforts of rebuilding and preparing for the next great disaster in the hopes of minimizing their tragic effects. This book focuses on three major earthquakes from Japan’s modern history. The first is the 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake, which struck the capital region. The second is the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, affecting the area between Kobe and Osaka. The third is the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the magnitude 9.0 quake that struck off the Pacific coast of the Tōhoku region, causing a devastating tsunami and nuclear accident. While the events of (and around) each of these earthquakes are unique, Professor Iokibe brings his deep expertise and personal experience to each disaster, unveiling not only the disasters themselves but the humanity underneath. In each case, he gives attention and gratitude to those who labored to save lives and restore the communities affected, from the individuals on the scene to government officials and military personnel and emergency responders, in the hope that we might learn from the past and move forward with greater wisdom, knowledge, and common purpose.