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How to Become an International Disaster Volunteer (Paperback): Michael Noone How to Become an International Disaster Volunteer (Paperback)
Michael Noone
R935 Discovery Miles 9 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How to Become an International Disaster Volunteer discusses the immense value an experienced water systems engineer, trauma surgeon, or communications specialist could bring to a disaster stricken community, while also explaining how their professional educations do not prepare them for the logistical, psychological, and physical demands of traveling to, and functioning in, an international catastrophe with little water or electricity, limited sleep and food, a chaotic working environment, and with team members from diverse backgrounds and with different personalities. This book provides a step-by-step guide for the entire process, including self-evaluating tactics, fitness measurements for volunteering, how to research disaster relief organizations, how to gain appropriate training and applicable experiences, the best practices during deployments, and the personal recovery process upon returning home. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of the progression, but also includes case studies of disasters, profiles of relief organizations, and checklists for each stage.

Disaster Response and Emergency Management (Hardcover): Alfred Scott Disaster Response and Emergency Management (Hardcover)
Alfred Scott
R3,568 R3,225 Discovery Miles 32 250 Save R343 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Introduction to International Disaster Management (Paperback, 2nd edition): Damon P. Coppola Introduction to International Disaster Management (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Damon P. Coppola
R1,625 Discovery Miles 16 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Disaster management is a vibrant and growing field, driven by government spending in the wake of terrorist attacks and environmental debacles, as well as private-sector hiring of risk managers and emergency planners. An ever-increasing number of practicing professionals needs a reference that can provide a solid foundation in ALL major phases of supervision - mitigation, preparedness, response, communications, and recovery. As climate change leads to further costly catastrophes and as countries around the world continue to struggle with terrorism, the demand for solutions will only grow. This revised edition of Coppola's revered resource meets said demand head-on with more focused, current, thoughtfully analyzed, and effective approaches to disaster relief.

From Pandemic to Insurrection: Voting in the 2020 US Presidential Election (Hardcover): Michael P. McDonald From Pandemic to Insurrection: Voting in the 2020 US Presidential Election (Hardcover)
Michael P. McDonald
R2,777 Discovery Miles 27 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From Pandemic to Insurrection: Voting in the 2020 US Presidential Election describes voting in the 2020 election, from the presidential nomination to new voting laws post-election. Election officials and voters navigated the challenging pandemic to hold the highest turnout election since 1900. President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge the pandemic's severity coupled with frequent vote fraud accusations affected how states provided safe voting, how voters cast ballots, how lawyers fought legal battles, and ultimately led to an unsuccessful insurrection.

Chernobyl and the Mortality Crisis in Eastern Europe and the Former USSR (Hardcover): Jose A Tapia Chernobyl and the Mortality Crisis in Eastern Europe and the Former USSR (Hardcover)
Jose A Tapia
R2,903 Discovery Miles 29 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the mortality crisis which affected Eastern Europe and the republics of the former USSR at the time of the transition to a market economy was arguably the major peacetime health crisis of recent decades. Chernobyl and the Mortality Crisis in Eastern Europe and the Old USSR discusses the importance of that crisis, surprisingly underplayed in the scientific literature, and presents evidence suggesting a potential role of the Chernobyl disaster among the causes contributing to it.

New Orleans Disasters - Firsthand Accounts of Crescent City Tragedy (Hardcover): Royd Anderson New Orleans Disasters - Firsthand Accounts of Crescent City Tragedy (Hardcover)
Royd Anderson
R718 Discovery Miles 7 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake (Paperback): Larry E Morris The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake (Paperback)
Larry E Morris; Foreword by Lee Whittlesey
R557 R517 Discovery Miles 5 170 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Disaster Management in India - Evolution of Institutional Arrangement & Operational Strategies (Hardcover): Mohan Kanda Disaster Management in India - Evolution of Institutional Arrangement & Operational Strategies (Hardcover)
Mohan Kanda
R1,620 R1,394 Discovery Miles 13 940 Save R226 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Steamboat Disasters of the Lower Missouri River (Paperback): Vicki Berger Erwin, James Erwin Steamboat Disasters of the Lower Missouri River (Paperback)
Vicki Berger Erwin, James Erwin
R596 R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Earth and Atmospheric Disaster Management Natural and Man-made - Natural and Man-made (Hardcover): Navale Pandharinath Earth and Atmospheric Disaster Management Natural and Man-made - Natural and Man-made (Hardcover)
Navale Pandharinath
R2,574 R2,174 Discovery Miles 21 740 Save R400 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Wyoming Blizzard of 1949 - Surviving the Storm (Paperback): James C Fuller The Wyoming Blizzard of 1949 - Surviving the Storm (Paperback)
James C Fuller; Foreword by Sue Castaneda
R564 R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Disaster Management - A Comprehensive Approach (Hardcover): N.V.S. Raju Disaster Management - A Comprehensive Approach (Hardcover)
N.V.S. Raju
R4,125 R3,440 Discovery Miles 34 400 Save R685 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Fire Safety and Management (Hardcover): David Simmons Fire Safety and Management (Hardcover)
David Simmons
R3,507 R3,169 Discovery Miles 31 690 Save R338 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Coast Guard Rescue of the Seabreeze Off the Outer Banks - On the Wings of Angels (Hardcover): Rear Admiral Carlton Moore Uscgr... Coast Guard Rescue of the Seabreeze Off the Outer Banks - On the Wings of Angels (Hardcover)
Rear Admiral Carlton Moore Uscgr (ret)
R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Global Health Impact - Extending Access to Essential Medicines (Hardcover): Nicole Hassoun Global Health Impact - Extending Access to Essential Medicines (Hardcover)
Nicole Hassoun
R1,091 R916 Discovery Miles 9 160 Save R175 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Every year nine million people are diagnosed with tuberculosis, every day over 13,400 people are infected with AIDs, and every thirty seconds malaria kills a child. For most of the world, critical medications that treat these deadly diseases are scarce, costly, and growing obsolete, as access to first-line drugs remains out of reach and resistance rates rise. Rather than focusing research and development on creating affordable medicines for these deadly global diseases, pharmaceutical companies instead invest in commercially lucrative products for more affluent customers. Nicole Hassoun argues that everyone has a human right to health and to access to essential medicines, and she proposes the Global Health Impact (global-health-impact.org/new) system as a means to guarantee those rights. Her proposal directly addresses the pharmaceutical industry's role: it rates pharmaceutical companies based on their medicines' impact on improving global health, rewarding highly-rated medicines with a Global Health Impact label. Global Health Impact has three parts. The first makes the case for a human right to health and specifically access to essential medicines. Hassoun defends the argument against recent criticism of these proposed rights. The second section develops the Global Health Impact proposal in detail. The final section explores the proposal's potential applications and effects, considering the empirical evidence that supports it and comparing it to similar ethical labels. Through a thoughtful and interdisciplinary approach to creating new labeling, investment, and licensing strategies, Global Health Impact demands an unwavering commitment to global justice and corporate responsibility.

Long Island and the Sea - A Maritime History (Paperback): Bill Bleyer Long Island and the Sea - A Maritime History (Paperback)
Bill Bleyer; Foreword by Billy Joel
R676 R619 Discovery Miles 6 190 Save R57 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Disaster Management and Environmental Planning (Hardcover): Alfred Scott Disaster Management and Environmental Planning (Hardcover)
Alfred Scott
R3,521 R3,183 Discovery Miles 31 830 Save R338 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Disaster Management: Risk Assessment and Analysis (Hardcover): Alfred Scott Disaster Management: Risk Assessment and Analysis (Hardcover)
Alfred Scott
R3,521 R3,183 Discovery Miles 31 830 Save R338 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Syria and the Neutrality Trap - The Dilemmas of Delivering Humanitarian Aid through Violent Regimes (Hardcover): Carsten Wieland Syria and the Neutrality Trap - The Dilemmas of Delivering Humanitarian Aid through Violent Regimes (Hardcover)
Carsten Wieland
R2,690 Discovery Miles 26 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Syrian war has been an example of the abuse and insufficient delivery of humanitarian assistance. According to international practice, humanitarian aid should be channelled through a state government that bears a particular responsibility for its population. Yet in Syria, the bulk of relief went through Damascus while the regime caused the vast majority of civilian deaths. Should the UN have severed its cooperation with the government and neglected its humanitarian duty to help all people in need? Decision-makers face these tough policy dilemmas, and often the "neutrality trap" snaps shut. This book discusses the political and moral considerations of how to respond to a brutal and complex crisis while adhering to international law and practice. The author, a scholar and senior diplomat involved in the UN peace talks in Geneva, draws from first-hand diplomatic, practitioner and UN sources. He sheds light on the UN's credibility crisis and the wider implications for the development of international humanitarian and human rights law. This includes covering the key questions asked by Western diplomats, NGOs and international organizations, such as: Why did the UN not confront the Syrian government more boldly? Was it not only legally correct but also morally justifiable to deliver humanitarian aid to regime areas where rockets were launched and warplanes started? Why was it so difficult to render cross-border aid possible where it was badly needed? The meticulous account of current international practice is both insightful and disturbing. It tackles the painful lessons learnt and provides recommendations for future challenges where politics fails and humanitarians fill the moral void.

Japan's March 2011 Disaster and Moral Grit - Our Inescapable In-between (Hardcover): Michael C. Brannigan Japan's March 2011 Disaster and Moral Grit - Our Inescapable In-between (Hardcover)
Michael C. Brannigan
R3,709 R2,612 Discovery Miles 26 120 Save R1,097 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Japan's March 11, 2011 triple horror of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown is its worst catastrophe since Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Recovery remains an ongoing ordeal. Japan's Responses to the March 2011 Disaster: Our Inescapable In-between uncovers the pivotal role of longstanding cultural worldviews and their impact on responses to this gut-wrenching disaster. Through unpacking the pivotal notion in Japanese ethics of aidagara, or "in-betweenness," it offers testament to a deep-rooted sense of community. Accounts from survivors, victims' families, key city officials, and volunteers reveal a remarkable fiber of moral grit and resilience that sustains Japan's common struggle to rally and carve a future with promise and hope. Calamities snatch us out of the mundane and throw us into the intensity of the moment. They challenge our moral fiber. Trauma, individual and collective, is the uninvited litmus test of character, personal and social. Ultimately, whether a society rightfully recovers from disaster has to do with its degree of connectedness, the embodied physical, interpersonal, face-to-face engagement we have with each other. As these stories bring to light, along with Michael Brannigan's extensive research, personal encounters with survivors, and experience as a volunteer in Japan's stricken areas, our degree of connectedness determines how we in the long run weather the storm, whether the storm is natural, technological, or human. Ultimately, it illustrates that how we respond to and recover after the storm hinges upon how we are with each other before the storm.

Disaster and Development - The Politics of Humanitarian Aid (Paperback): Neil Middleton, Phil O'Keefe Disaster and Development - The Politics of Humanitarian Aid (Paperback)
Neil Middleton, Phil O'Keefe
R810 Discovery Miles 8 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

As "natural" disasters increase in frequency and scale, the cost of humanitarian assistance elbows development budgets aside. Catastrophes force aid agencies to look for immediate relief for the victims of apparently no-fault natural disasters. But how far is it possible to view such disasters as natural? This text argues that we allow ourselves to ignore the political dimensions of humanitarian aid and disaster relief, which operate as part of a far wider global battle for resources and markets. It highlights the links between disaster, aid, development and relief, placing case studies in the context of the globalization of the economy, the "free" market ideology of the industrialized nations, the rapacity of financial short-termism and the rise of new forms of colonialism.;The book examines seven recent and, in some cases, continuing major disasters, and analyzes the political agendas that can be said to be common to all these disasters. It then puts forward a political framework for humanitarian aid, reviewing the possible consequences, the political issues to be addressed and possible ways forward.

HBO's Treme and Post-Katrina Catharsis - The Mediated Rebirth of New Orleans (Hardcover): Dominique Gendrin, Catherine... HBO's Treme and Post-Katrina Catharsis - The Mediated Rebirth of New Orleans (Hardcover)
Dominique Gendrin, Catherine Dessinges, Shearon Roberts; Foreword by Dave Walker; Contributions by Gregory Adamo, …
R2,789 Discovery Miles 27 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, outsiders will have two versions of the Katrina experience. One version will be the images they recall from news coverage of the aftermath. The other will be the intimate portrayal of the determination of New Orleans residents to rebuild and recover their lives. HBO's Treme offers outsiders an inside look into why New Orleanians refused to abandon a place that many questioned should not be rebuilt after the levees failed. This critically acclaimed series expanded the boundaries of television making in its format, plot, casting, use of music, and realism-in-fictionalized-TV. However, Treme is not just a story for the outside gaze on New Orleans. It was a very local, collaborative experience where the show's creators sought to enlist the city in a commemorative project. Treme allowed many in the city who worked as principals, extras, and who tuned in as avid viewers to heal from the devastation of the disaster as they experimented with art, imitating life, imitating art. This book examines the impact of HBOs Treme not just as television making, but in the sense in which television provides a window to our worlds. The book pulls together scholarship in media, communications, gender, area studies, political economy, critical studies, African American studies and music to explain why Treme was not just about television.

Emergency Management: Planning, Assessment and Analysis (Hardcover): Cathy Hogan Emergency Management: Planning, Assessment and Analysis (Hardcover)
Cathy Hogan
R3,436 R3,106 Discovery Miles 31 060 Save R330 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ten Years after Katrina - Critical Perspectives of the Storm's Effect on American Culture and Identity (Hardcover): Mary... Ten Years after Katrina - Critical Perspectives of the Storm's Effect on American Culture and Identity (Hardcover)
Mary Ruth Marotte, Glenn Jellenik; Contributions by Joseph Donica, Florian Freitag, Kate Horigan, …
R4,174 R2,935 Discovery Miles 29 350 Save R1,239 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Hurricane Katrina blasted the Gulf Coast in 2005, leaving an unparalleled trail of physical destruction. In addition to that damage, the storm wrought massive psychological and cultural trauma on Gulf Coast residents and on America as a whole. Details of the devastation were quickly reported-and misreported-by media outlets, and a slew of articles and books followed, offering a spectrum of socio-political commentaries and analyses. But beyond the reportage and the commentary, a series of fictional and creative accounts of the Katrina-experience have emerged in various mediums: novels, plays, films, television shows, songs, graphic novels, collections of photographs, and works of creative non-fiction that blur the lines between reportage, memoir, and poetry. The creative outpouring brings to mind Salman Rushdie's observation that, "Man is the storytelling animal, the only creature on earth that tells itself stories to understand what kind of creature it is." This book accepts the urge behind Rushdie's formula: humans tell stories in order to understand ourselves, our world, and our place in it. Indeed, the creative output on Katrina represents efforts to construct a cohesive narrative out of the wreckage of a cataclysmic event. However, this book goes further than merely cataloguing the ways that Katrina narratives support Rushdie's rich claim. This collection represents a concentrated attempt to chart the effects of Katrina on our cultural identity; it seeks to not merely catalogue the trauma of the event but to explore the ways that such an event functions in and on the literature that represents it. The body of work that sprung out of Katrina offers a unique critical opportunity to better understand the genres that structure our stories and the ways stories reflect and produce culture and identity. These essays raise new questions about the representative genres themselves. The stories are efforts to represent and understand the human condition, but so are the organizing principles that communicate the stories. That is, Katrina-narratives present an opportunity to interrogate the ways that specific narrative structures inform our understanding and develop our cultural identity. This book offers a critical processing of the newly emerging and diverse canon of Katrina texts.

The Preppers Survival Handbook - Step By Step Guide to Become Completely Self Sufficient and Survive any Disaster (Hardcover):... The Preppers Survival Handbook - Step By Step Guide to Become Completely Self Sufficient and Survive any Disaster (Hardcover)
Tony Jones
R772 R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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