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  • Methods of Disaster Research

    by Robert A. Stallings ...
    The methods of disaster research are indistinguishable from those used throughout the social sciences. Yet these methods must be applied under unique circumstances. Researchers new to this field need to understand how the disaster context affects the application of the methods of research. This volume, written by some of the worlds leading specialists in disaster research, provides for the first ... Read more

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  • Knowledge for Governance

    Edited by Johannes Glückler, Gary Herrigel, Michael Handke ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book focuses on theoretical and empirical intersections between governance, knowledge and space from an interdisciplinary perspective. The contributions elucidate how knowledge is a prerequisite as well as a driver of governance efficacy, and conversely, how governance affects the creation and use of knowledge and innovation in geographical context. Scholars from the fields of ... Read more

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  • A Dictionary of Disaster Management

    by Olivier Rubin, Rasmus Dahlberg ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference Online
    A Dictionary of Disaster Management offers over 200 terms covering different disasters from a social science perspective, brining together insights from many different disciplines including sociology, political science, history, anthropology, and natural science. It also features practical terms, key concepts in disaster research, and important organizations involved in disaster management. Terms ... Read more

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  • Too Critical to Fail

    How Canada Manages Threats to Critical Infrastructure

    by Ben Bisset, Bryan Mills, Kevin Quigley ...
    In the summer of 2013, just as a small town in Quebec was decimated due to a train derailment, heavy rainfall prompted thirty Alberta communities to declare a state of emergency. Whereas a SWAT team surrounded train conductor Thomas Harding and brought him to court where he was charged with the deaths of forty-seven in Quebec, Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi emerged from the Alberta crisis as a folk ... Read more

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  • 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

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  • Disaster Theory

    An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes

    by David Etkin ...
    Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes offers the theoretical background needed to understand what disasters are and why they occur. Drawing on related disciplines, including sociology, risk theory, and seminal research on disasters and emergency management, Disaster Theory clearly lays out the conceptual framework of the emerging field of disaster studies. Tailored ... Read more

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  • Risk Governance of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations

    Edited by Michael Baram, Ortwin Renn, Preben Hempel Lindøe ...
    This book evaluates and compares risk regulation and safety management for offshore oil and gas operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway and Australia. It provides an interdisciplinary approach with legal, technological and sociological perspectives on efforts to assess and prevent major accidents and improve safety performance. Presented in three parts, it begins with a review ... Read more

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  • Handbook Of Disaster Risk Reduction & Management: Climate Change And Natural Disasters

    by Christian N Madu, Chu-hua Kuei ...
    Climate change is increasingly of great concern to the world community. The earth has witnessed the buildup of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, changes in biodiversity, and more occurrences of natural disasters. Recently, scientists have begun to shift their emphasis away from curbing carbon dioxide emission to adapting to carbon dioxide emission. The increase in natural disasters around ... Read more

    $206.99 USD

  • Targeting Regional Economic Development

    Edited by Stephan J. Goetz, Steven Deller, Tom Harris ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Global Competition
    Targeting regional economic development (TRED) has a long and rich tradition among academic economists and in the world of economic development practitioners. This book builds on a series of workshops and papers organized by The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD) at the Pennsylvania State University and the Rural Policy Research Centre (RUPRI) at the University of Missouri. ... Read more

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  • Proceedings of the 1st Brawijaya International Conference on Business and Law (BICoBL 2022)

    Edited by Adi Kusumaningrum, Airin Liemanto ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This is an open access book.The advancement of science is an important basic for the country’s development. It should be supported by the analysis which could provide solutions of various problems and phenomena happened in society. One of the problems amidst the problems around the world is how to resolve the economics and social problem as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The complex problems ... Read more

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  • Proceedings of the International Conference on Communication, Language, Education and Social Sciences (CLESS 2022)

    Edited by Sareen Kaur Bhar, Hawa Rahmat ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This is an open access book.The 3rd International Conference on Communication, Language, Education and Social Sciences (CLESS 2022) will be held on 25-27 July 2022. This year’s conference will be a part of the bigger Digital Future Congress (DIFCON) comprising of various other conferences in different fields and will be held online. CLESS 2022 is unique in which it combines communication, language ... Read more

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  • Progress in Environmental Assessment Policy, and Management Theory and Practice

    by Thomas B Fischer ...
    Since becoming editor-in-chief in 2009 Thomas Fischer has overseen the publication of 22 issues of the Journal of Environmental and Policy Management. This wide-ranging and thought-provoking volume presents a selection of papers from this period.A number of these papers discuss the topics of the journal's special issues. The others offer various international and comparative perspectives on the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD