Natural Disasters
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Haiti: Earthquake & Response
Nova Science Publishers IncCurrent price €193.43Original price €207.99The largest earthquake ever recorded in Haiti devastated parts of the country, including the capital, on January 12, 2010. The quake, centred about...
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Ain''t There No More: Louisiana''s Disappearing Coastal Plain
Carl A. BrasseauxCurrent price €35.99Original price €39.99For centuries, outlanders have openly denigrated Louisiana's coastal wetlands residents and their stubborn refusal to abandon the region's fragile ...
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Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina
Stuart B. SchwartzCurrent price €37.79Original price €41.99The diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by diplomacy, commerce, or the legacy of colonial rule. I...
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Wave: A Memoir of Life After the Tsunami
Sonali DeraniyagalaCurrent price €15.29Original price €16.99Winner of the PEN/Ackerley Prize 2014The book opens and we are inside the wave: thirty feet high, moving at twenty-five mph, racing two miles inlan...
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Natural Disasters: Prevention, Risk Factors & Management
Nova Science Publishers IncCurrent price €210.17Original price €225.99In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the prevention, risk factors and management of natural disasters. Topics discuss...
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Federal Flood Policy: Balancing Challenges & Lessons
Nova Science Publishers IncCurrent price €146.00Original price €156.99Floods remain a significant hazard in the United States. Developing and investing in flood-prone areas represents a trade-off between the location'...
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Dolores Huerta: Voice for the Working Poor
Alex VanCurrent price €18.59Original price €19.99Dolores Huerta grew up in a climate charged by political activism. Fueled by her own contact with migrant farm workers-most of them Mexican immigra...
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Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America''s Most Select Airborne Firefighters
Jason A. RamosCurrent price €14.53Original price €17.50A PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION BESTSELLER A fascinating look (Esquire) at the thrilling world of smokejumpers, the airborne firefight...
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Forest Fires: Detection, Suppression & Prevention
Nova Science Publishers IncCurrent price €165.53Original price €185.99A forest fire is any uncontrolled, non-structure fire that occurs in the wilderness. Wildlife behaviour is often complex and variably dependent on ...
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Tsunamis: Causes, Characteristics, Warnings & Protection
Gordon JaffrayCurrent price €234.89Original price €260.99A tsunami is a series of water waves that is caused when a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. Earthquakes, vo...
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Natural Catastrophes: Risk Financing & Insurance Issues
Nova Science Publishers IncCurrent price €160.88Original price €172.99The four major types of natural environmental hazards that can result in property damages or lost lives are (1) geophysical events, such as earthqu...
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