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Télécharger le livre :  The Interplay between Urban Development, Vulnerability, and Risk Management
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The Interplay between Urban Development, Vulnerability, and Risk Management


Ebru A. Gencer


Natural disasters are increasingly affecting the world, taking lives unexpectedly and leaving many others injured and homeless. Moreover, disasters disrupt local, national and even global economies, instantly changing the direction of development. In the first half of...

Parution : 2013-06-19
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Éditeur : Springer
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59,99
Télécharger le livre :  Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh
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Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh


Aminul Islam , Fuad Mallick , Rajib Shaw


This book outlines disaster risk reduction (DRR) approaches in Bangladesh, drawing examples and lessons from the national and community-level programs, projects, and relevant experiences of the country.  The content is based on a selection of available documents, a...

Parution : 2013-05-31
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Springer
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191,99
Télécharger le livre :  Developments in Multidimensional Spatial Data Models
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Developments in Multidimensional Spatial Data Models


Alias Abdul Rahman , Pawel Boguslawski , Christopher Gold , Mohamad Nor Said


This book presents the latest research developments in geoinformation science, which includes all the sub-disciplines of the subject, such as: geomatic engineering, GIS, remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, digital cartography, etc.

Parution : 2013-04-13
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Springer
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107,99
Télécharger le livre :  Proceedings of the International Symposium on Engineering under Uncertainty: Safety Assessment and Management (ISEUSAM - 2012)
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Proceedings of the International Symposium on Engineering under Uncertainty: Safety Assessment and Management (ISEUSAM - 2012)


Gautam Bhattacharya , Subrata Chakraborty


International Symposium on Engineering under Uncertainty: Safety Assessment and Management (ISEUSAM - 2012) is organized by Bengal Engineering and Science University, India during the first week of January 2012 at Kolkata. The primary aim of ISEUSAM 2012 is to provide a...

Parution : 2013-03-12
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Springer
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Télécharger le livre :  Institutional Partnerships in Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems
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Institutional Partnerships in Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems


Maryam Golnaraghi


This book documents seven examples of Early Warning Systems for hydrometeorological and other hazards that have proven effective in reducing losses due to these hazards. The cases studied encompass a variety of climatic regimes and stages of economic development, raging...

Parution : 2012-07-18
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Éditeur : Springer
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167,99
Télécharger le livre :  Earthquake Disasters in Latin America
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Earthquake Disasters in Latin America


Heriberta Castaños , Cinna Lomnitz , Cinna Lomnitz


This book is an attempt to demonstrate the analytical power of the holistic approach for understanding disasters.   Six major earthquakes in Latin America are used as an example: the general idea is to place disasters in a broad social and regional context. ...

Parution : 2012-01-03
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Télécharger le livre :  Human Casualties in Earthquakes
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Human Casualties in Earthquakes


Charles Scawthorn , Emily So , Robin Spence


Assessment of human casualties in earthquakes has become a topic of vital importance for national and urban authorities responsible for emergency provision, for the development of mitigation strategies and for the development of adequate insurance schemes. In the last...

Parution : 2011-01-03
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Éditeur : Springer
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