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  • Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

    Disaster, Vulnerability & Resiliency

    by Marie T. Mora, Alberto Dávila, Michael A. Alfultis, Veronica Arroyo Rodriguez, José Caraballo-Cueto, Sally Crimmins Villela, María E. Enchautegui0, Zadia M. Feliciano1, Jose M. Fernandez2, Antonio Flores3, Mark Hugo Lopez4, Mark Lichtenstein5, Shao Lin6, Jens Manuel Krogstad7, Amy Nitza8, Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo9, Cecilio Ortiz-García0, Marla D. Pérez-Lugo1, Bettina Pérez-Martínez2, Valeria Quiñones3, Fernando I. Rivera4, Havidán Rodríguez5, Carlos Rivera Santana6, María Rolón-Martínez7, Rebecca Sanchez8, Adriana Solla9, Joy Lynn Suárez-Kindy0, Didier Valdés1 ...
    With its 155 mile-per-hour sustained windspeeds, the near-Category 5 Hurricane Maria brought catastrophic devastation and destruction as it diagonally crossed the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from the southeast to the northwest on September 20, 2017. The official death toll estimate of 2,975 lost lives means this record storm became one of the most devasting hurricanes not only for Puerto Rico but ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Disaster Vulnerability, Hazards and Resilience

    Perspectives from Florida

    by Fernando I. Rivera, Naim Kapucu ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This monograph provides valuable lessons in building disaster resilience for rural communities and beyond. With a focus on Florida, the authors present a comprehensive review of the current debates surrounding the study of resilience, from federal frameworks, state plans and local initiatives. They also review evaluation tools and feature first-hand accounts of county emergency managers as well as ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research

    Edited by Fernando I. Rivera ...
    Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research provides a synthesis of the most pressing issues in natural hazards research by new professionals. The book begins with an overview of emerging research on natural hazards, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, sea-level rise, global warming, climate change, and tornadoes, among others. Remaining sections include topics such as socially ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Disaster Resiliency

    Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    Edited by Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, Fernando I. Rivera ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy
    Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster resiliency to the forefront. The importance of community preparedness and sustainability has been underscored by such calamities as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Japanese tsunami in 2011. Natural disasters will inevitably continue to occur, but by understanding the concept of resiliency as well as the factors that lead to it, ... Read more

    $67.99 USD