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Civil Engineering for Disaster Risk Reduction / Sreevalsa Kolathayar, Indrajit Pal, Siau Chen Chian, Arpita Mondal

Brings together all diverse disciplines of civil engineering and related areas (for example, geotechnical engineering, water ...

Climate and Land Degradation

In many parts of the world, climatic variations are recognized as one of the major factors contributing to land degradation ...

Cold War Civil Defence in Western Europe Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Survival and Preparedness

This edited collection brings together established and new perspectives on Cold War civil defence in Western Europe within ...

Comet, Asteroid Impacts and Human Society : An Interdisciplinary Approach

Leading specialists in various disciplines were first invited to a multidisciplinary workshop funded by ICSU on the topic ...

Common Chinese Materia Medica ; Volume 10 / Huagu Ye, Chuyuan Li, Wencai Ye, Feiyan Zeng

Records 5 species of resin, 74 species of animals, 41 species of minerals and fossils. There are resins such as Liquidambar ...

Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine

As major events like war, epidemics, and climate change continue to push global health issues to the fore, the international ...

Contemporary Housing Struggles : A Structural Field of Contention Approach

This book provides a comparative study of housing contention in Budapest and Bucharest in 2008-2021. The financialization ...

Corporate Data Quality : Voraussetzung erfolgreicher Geschäftsmodelle = Corporate data quality: a prerequisite for successful business models

Data is the basis of the digitized economy. Industry 4.0 and digital services produce unprecedented amounts of data and enable ...

Creating Resilient Futures : Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas

This excellent text recognises that efforts towards improving development outcomes must work in concert with strategies which ...

Critical Infrastructure : Reliability and Vulnerability

This text brings together differing geographic perspectives in modelling and analysis in order to highlight infrastructure ...

Development in Turbulent Times

This open access book explores the most recent trends in the EU in terms of development, progress, and performance.This book ...

Digital Timing Measurements

As many circuits and applications now enter the Gigahertz frequency range, accurate digital timing measurements have become ...

Disasters: Core Concepts and Ethical Theories

This Open Access Book is the first to examine disasters from a multidisciplinary perspective. Justification of actions in ...

Disciplines and Doctorates

Advice about how to achieve a PhD usually falls short of relevance because the ways of creating and reporting knowledge differ ...

Earth Observation Science and Applications for Risk Reduction and Enhanced Resilience in Hindu Kush Himalaya Region A Decade of Experience from SERVIR

This book is a consolidation of lessons learnt and experiences gathered from our efforts to utilise Earth observation (EO) ...

Earth System Science in the Anthropocene

Earth System Science in the Anthropocene aims to provide an in-depth perspective and update on special topics in Global Environmental ...

Earthquake Early Warning System

The book provides information on the major EEW systems in operation and on the state of the art of the different blocks forming ...

Ecological Responses to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens

The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, had a momentous impact on the fungal, plant, animal, and human life from ...

Empowering Teachers to Build a Better World How Six Nations Support Teachers for 21st Century Education

This book presents a comparative study on how large-scale professional development programs for teachers are designed and ...

Enterprise Risk Management Models / David L. Olson , Desheng Wu

Offers a comprehensive guide to several aspects of risk, including information systems, disaster management, supply chain ...

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