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Current Research in Earthquake Prediction Vol.I (Hardcover, 1981 ed.): Tsuneji Rikitake Current Research in Earthquake Prediction Vol.I (Hardcover, 1981 ed.)
Tsuneji Rikitake
R5,811 Discovery Miles 58 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Environment and Earth Observation - Case Studies in India (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): S. Hazra, A. Mukhopadhyay, A. R. Ghosh, D.... Environment and Earth Observation - Case Studies in India (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
S. Hazra, A. Mukhopadhyay, A. R. Ghosh, D. Mitra, V. K. Dadhwal
R4,665 Discovery Miles 46 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents relevant and contemporary research on the remote sensing of landscapes, agriculture & forestry, geomorphology, coasts & oceans, natural hazards and wild habitats. It highlights the application of remote sensing in understanding natural processes and oceanic features, as well as in creating mapping inventories of water resources across different spatial and temporal scales. Recent advances in hyperspectral imaging and high spatial resolution offer promising techniques for exploring various aspects related to the fruitful and cost-effective monitoring of large-scale environments. In the field of forestry and agriculture, the book addresses topics such as terrain analysis, forest management, updating current forest inventories, and vegetation cover type discrimination. It also elaborates delineation of various geo-morphological features of the earth's surface and natural disasters, and includes a special section on the remote sensing of wild habitats. Readers working in interdisciplinary sectors engaged in remote-sensing-based research benefit from the techniques presented.

Quantitative Parameterization and 3D-run-out Modelling of Rockfalls at Steep Limestone Cliffs in the Bavarian Alps (Hardcover,... Quantitative Parameterization and 3D-run-out Modelling of Rockfalls at Steep Limestone Cliffs in the Bavarian Alps (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Bettina Sellmeier
R3,458 Discovery Miles 34 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This pioneering work deals with the parameterization of rockfalls in the context of 3D run-out modelling at a study site in the Bavarian Alps. The main objective was to cover not only low-magnitude, high-frequency rockfalls (<10 m3) but also Mid-Magnitude events, which involve rock volumes of between 10 and 100 m3 (boulder falls) and between 100 and 10,000 m3 (block falls). As Mid-Magnitude events have been insufficiently covered in terms of rockfall modelling up to now, a geomechanical approach has been developed to characterize those events by means of a case study. For a 200 m3 limestone block a potential failure scenario was analysed by combining a deterministic failure analysis with a numerical process-based run-out model. To model potential run-out scenarios of the 200 m3 block, the beta version of the code RAMMS::Rockfall, developed by the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), was applied. RAMMS::Rockfall makes it possible to include the block shape and thus consider the effects of varying block shapes on the run-out distance. The run-out modelling for the entire project site was performed using the scientific code Rockyfor3D (Dorren/ecorisQ). To provide quantitative information in terms of input parameters, a field recording of block sizes at the talus slope, as well as a detailed discontinuity analysis at the source area, were conducted. The book successfully demonstrates how detailed and quantitative field investigation can contribute to 3D rockfall modelling.

The Noah Myth in Twenty-First-Century Cli-Fi Novels - Rewritings from a Drowning World (Hardcover): Helen E. Mundler The Noah Myth in Twenty-First-Century Cli-Fi Novels - Rewritings from a Drowning World (Hardcover)
Helen E. Mundler
R2,038 R1,502 Discovery Miles 15 020 Save R536 (26%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Breaks new ground by both analyzing the literary qualities of four recent rewritings of the Noah myth and contextualizing their concern with climate change within the wider crises of the Anthropocene. With the rise of concern about global warming in recent years, climate-change fiction, or cli-fi, has become increasingly important both as a publishing phenomenon and as an area of academic study and research. Flood narratives have become a subsection of cli-fi in their own right. This book proposes new readings of four recent rewritings of the Noah myth, Odds Against Tomorrow by Nathaniel Rich, Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam trilogy, When the Floods Came by Clare Morrall, and The Flood by Maggie Gee. Helen E. Mundler's book takes into account the wealth of criticism that has appeared on these texts in recent years, acknowledging important contributions from critics including Adam Trexler, Adeline Johns-Putra, and Astrid Bracke. However, her book's strength is that it takes a new approach, going beyond the topicality of the texts and treating them not just as ideological statements but giving them their due as literary artifacts. While the importance of climate change is beyond debate, this book takes a more balanced approach that places it within a wider context of the multiple crises of the Anthropocene.

Geologic Processes and Events The Changing Earth Geology Book Interactive Science Grade 8 Children's Earth Sciences Books... Geologic Processes and Events The Changing Earth Geology Book Interactive Science Grade 8 Children's Earth Sciences Books (Hardcover)
Baby Professor
R698 Discovery Miles 6 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Perfect Storm - A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Hardcover, 1st ed): Sebastian Junger The Perfect Storm - A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Hardcover, 1st ed)
Sebastian Junger
R1,071 R954 Discovery Miles 9 540 Save R117 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In October 1991, three weather systems collided off the coast of Nova Scotia to create a storm of singular fury, boasting waves over one hundred feet high. Among its victims was the Gloucester, Massachusetts-based swordfishing boat the Andrea Gail, which vanished with all six crew members aboard. "Drifting down on swimmers is standard rescue procedure, but the seas are so violent that Buschor keeps getting flung out of reach. There are times when he's thirty feet higher than the men trying to rescue him. . . . [I]f the boat's not going to Buschor, Buschor's going to have to go to it. SWIM! they scream over the rail. SWIM! Buschor rips off his gloves and hood and starts swimming for his life." It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm." When it struck in October 1991, there was virtually no warning. "She's comin' on, boys, and she's comin' on strong," radioed Captain Billy Tyne of the Andrea Gail off the coast of Nova Scotia, and soon afterward the boat and its crew of six disappeared without a trace. In a book taut with the fury of the elements, Sebastian Junger takes us deep into the heart of the storm, depicting with vivid detail the courage, terror, and awe that surface in such a gale. Junger illuminates a world of swordfishermen consumed by the dangerous but lucrative trade of offshore fishing, "a young man's game, a single man's game," and gives us a glimpse of their lives in the tough fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts; he recreates the last moments of the Andrea Gail crew and recounts the daring high-seas rescues that made heroes of some and victims of others; and he weaves together the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched, to produce a rich and informed narrative. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that will leave readers with the taste of salt air on their tongues and a sense of terror of the deep.

Advances in Soil Liquefaction Engineering (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Yoshimichi Tsukamoto, Kenji Ishihara Advances in Soil Liquefaction Engineering (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Yoshimichi Tsukamoto, Kenji Ishihara
R3,183 R2,004 Discovery Miles 20 040 Save R1,179 (37%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book describes recent developments in soil liquefaction engineering and introduces more appropriate procedures than the current ones to evaluate triggering and consequences of soil liquefaction during earthquakes. The topics therefore cover all aspects of soil behaviour following liquefaction during earthquakes. The contents start with new approaches and new findings on characterisation of liquefaction resistance and undrained shear strength of fully saturated, partially saturated, and unsaturated sand, which are fully based on laboratory tests. New approaches and findings are then described on the use of in situ sounding tests for characterising triggering and consequences of soil liquefaction, including post-liquefaction settlement, lateral spreading, and stability against flow slide. All the topics are accompanied by illustrative case history data from recent major earthquakes in Japan.

Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster - Lessons in Local Entrepreneurship (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2014): Virgil Henry Storr,... Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster - Lessons in Local Entrepreneurship (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2014)
Virgil Henry Storr, Stefanie Haeffele-Balch, Laura E. Grube
R2,936 R2,306 Discovery Miles 23 060 Save R630 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Rebounding after disasters like tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods can be daunting. Communities must have residents who can not only gain access to the resources that they need to rebuild but who can also overcome the collective action problem that characterizes post-disaster relief efforts. Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster argues that entrepreneurs, conceived broadly as individuals who recognize and act on opportunities to promote social change, fill this critical role. Using examples of recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Hurricane Sandy on the Rockaway Peninsula in New York, the authors demonstrate how entrepreneurs promote community recovery by providing necessary goods and services, restoring and replacing disrupted social networks, and signaling that community rebound is likely and, in fact, underway. They argue that creating space for entrepreneurs to act after disasters is essential for promoting recovery and fostering resilient communities.

Migration Imaging of the Transient Electromagnetic Method (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Xiu Li, Guoqiang Xue, Changchun Yin Migration Imaging of the Transient Electromagnetic Method (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Xiu Li, Guoqiang Xue, Changchun Yin
R3,500 R1,900 Discovery Miles 19 000 Save R1,600 (46%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is based on more than a decade of research the authors have pursued on the pseudo-seismic migration imaging of the transient electromagnetic method, and provides a series of important findings on the theory and applications in this area. It present and analyzes transforming principles, TEM wave field methods, characteristics of the TEM virtual wave field and studies on many significant related technologies. The coverage is supplemented by a wealth of 1-D, 2-D and 3-D figures to illustrate pseudo-seismic theory. The book offers a valuable resource for teachers, students, researchers and engineers in the fields of geophysics, earth exploration and information technology.

AutoBATS and 3D MUSIC: New Approaches to Imaging Earthquake Rupture Behaviors (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Pei-Ru Jian AutoBATS and 3D MUSIC: New Approaches to Imaging Earthquake Rupture Behaviors (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Pei-Ru Jian
R5,064 Discovery Miles 50 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents the kinematic earthquake rupture studies from moment tenor to spatial-temporal rupture imaging. For real-time seismic hazard monitoring, the new stable automatic moment tensor (AutoBATS) algorithm is developed and implemented for the real-time MT reports by the Taiwan Earthquake Science Information System (TESIS). In order to understand the rupture behavior of the 2013 Mw 8.3 Okhotsk deep earthquake sequence, the 3D MUltiple SIgnal Classification Back Projection (MUSIC BP) with P and pP phases is applied. The combined P- and pP-wave BP imaging of the mainshock shows two stages of anti-parallel ruptures along two depths separating for about 10~15 km. Unusual super-shear ruptures are observed through the 3D BP images of two Mw 6.7 aftershocks. In last two chapters, the 3D BP imaging reveals similar rupture properties of two shallow catastrophic earthquakes (Mw=6.4) in southwestern Taiwan. Both the 2010 Jiashian and 2016 Meinong earthquakes ruptured westward with similar velocity of ~2.5 km/s along a NE-ward shallow dipping blind fault. The rupture similarities of the doublet suggest two parallel elongate asperities along the causative fault. After several decades of seismic quiescence, the 2010 Jiashian event initiated the rupture at the deeper asperity and triggered the shallower asperity which caused catastrophes six years later.

Physics of Lakes - Volume 2: Lakes as Oscillators (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.): Kolumban Hutter, Yongqi Wang, Irina P Chubarenko Physics of Lakes - Volume 2: Lakes as Oscillators (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.)
Kolumban Hutter, Yongqi Wang, Irina P Chubarenko
R7,205 Discovery Miles 72 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The overwhelming focus of this 2nd volume of "Physics of Lakes" is adequately expressed by its subtitle "Lakes as Oscillators". It deals with barotropic and baroclinic waves in homogeneous and stratified lakes on the rotating Earth and comprises 12 chapters, starting with rotating shallow-water waves, demonstrating their classification into gravity and Rossby waves for homogeneous and stratified water bodies. This leads to gravity waves in bounded domains of constant depth, Kelvin, Poincare and Sverdrup waves, reflection of such waves in gulfs and rectangles and their description in sealed basins as barotropic 'inertial waves proper'. The particular application to gravity waves in circular and elliptical basins of constant depth leads to the description of Kelvin-type and Poincare-type waves and their balanced description in basins of arbitrary geometry on the rotating Earth. Consideration of two-, three- and n-layer fluids with sharp interfaces give rise to the description of gravity waves of higher order baroclinicity with experimental corroboration in a laboratory flume and e.g. in Lake of Lugano, Lake Banyoles and Lake Biwa. Barotropic wave modes in Lake Onega with complex geometry show that data and computational output require careful interpretation. Moreover, a summer field campaign in Lake of Lugano and its two-layer modal analysis show that careful statistical analyses of the data are requested to match data with computational results. Three chapters are devoted to topographic Rossby waves. Conditions are outlined for which these waves are negligibly affected by baroclinicity. Three classes of these large period modes are identified: channel modes, so-called Ball modes and bay modes, often with periods which lie very close together. The last chapter deals with an entire class of Chrystal-type equations for barotropic waves in elongated basins which incorporate the effects of the rotation of the Earth.

Deep Oil Spills - Facts, Fate, and Effects (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Steven A. Murawski, Cameron H. Ainsworth, Sherryl... Deep Oil Spills - Facts, Fate, and Effects (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Steven A. Murawski, Cameron H. Ainsworth, Sherryl Gilbert, David J. Hollander, Claire B. Paris, …
R4,283 Discovery Miles 42 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The demand for oil and gas has brought exploration and production to unprecedented depths of the world's oceans. Currently, over 50% of the oil from the Gulf of Mexico now comes from waters in excess of 1,500 meters (one mile) deep, where no oil was produced just 20 years ago. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill blowout did much to change the perception of oil spills as coming just from tanker accidents, train derailments, and pipeline ruptures. In fact, beginning with the Ixtoc 1 spill off Campeche, Mexico in 1979-1980, there have been a series of large spill events originating at the sea bottom and creating a myriad of new environmental and well control challenges. This volume explores the physics, chemistry, sub-surface oil deposition and environmental impacts of deep oil spills. Key lessons learned from the responses to previous deep spills, as well as unresolved scientific questions for additional research are highlighted, all of which are appropriate for governmental regulators, politicians, industry decision-makers, first responders, researchers and students wanting an incisive overview of issues surrounding deep-water oil and gas production.

Dynamics of Disasters-Key Concepts, Models, Algorithms, and Insights - Kalamata, Greece, June-July 2015 (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Dynamics of Disasters-Key Concepts, Models, Algorithms, and Insights - Kalamata, Greece, June-July 2015 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Ilias S. Kotsireas, Anna Nagurney, Panos M. Pardalos
R5,434 R5,087 Discovery Miles 50 870 Save R347 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume results from the "Second International Conference on Dynamics of Disasters" held in Kalamata, Greece, June 29-July 2, 2015. The conference covered particular topics involved in natural and man-made disasters such as war, chemical spills, and wildfires. Papers in this volume examine the finer points of disasters through: Critical infrastructure protection Resiliency Humanitarian logistic Relief supply chains Cooperative game theory Dynamical systems Decision making under risk and uncertainty Spread of diseases Contagion Funding for disaster relief Tools for emergency preparedness Response, and risk mitigation Multi-disciplinary theories, tools, techniques and methodologies are linked with disasters from mitigation and preparedness to response and recovery. The interdisciplinary approach to problems in economics, optimization, government, management, business, humanities, engineering, medicine, mathematics, computer science, behavioral studies, emergency services, and environmental studies will engage readers from a wide variety of fields and backgrounds.

Extreme Value Theory with Applications to Natural Hazards - From Statistical Theory to Industrial Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Extreme Value Theory with Applications to Natural Hazards - From Statistical Theory to Industrial Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Nicolas Bousquet, Pietro Bernardara
R4,567 Discovery Miles 45 670 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This richly illustrated book describes statistical extreme value theory for the quantification of natural hazards, such as strong winds, floods and rainfall, and discusses an interdisciplinary approach to allow the theoretical methods to be applied. The approach consists of a number of steps: data selection and correction, non-stationary theory (to account for trends due to climate change), and selecting appropriate estimation techniques based on both decision-theoretic features (e.g., Bayesian theory), empirical robustness and a valid treatment of uncertainties. It also examines and critically reviews alternative approaches based on stochastic and dynamic numerical models, as well as recently emerging data analysis issues and presents large-scale, multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art case studies. Intended for all those with a basic knowledge of statistical methods interested in the quantification of natural hazards, the book is also a valuable resource for engineers conducting risk analyses in collaboration with scientists from other fields (such as hydrologists, meteorologists, climatologists).

Geospatial Technologies for Land and Water Resources Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Ashish Pandey, V.M. Chowdary,... Geospatial Technologies for Land and Water Resources Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Ashish Pandey, V.M. Chowdary, Mukunda Dev Behera, V.P. Singh
R4,627 Discovery Miles 46 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book focuses on the application of geospatial technologies to study the land use land cover (LULC) dynamics, agricultural water management, water resources assessment and modeling, and studies on natural disasters. LULC dynamics is one of the major research themes for studying global environmental change using remote sensing data. The section on LULC dynamics covers the multi-variate criteria for land use and land cover classification and change assessment in the mountainous regions. Further, LULC change detection of the Tons river basin and LULC dynamics at decadal frequency are studied to derive adaptation and mitigation strategies. Landscape-level forest disturbance modeling, together with conservation implications, is also included. The watershed management approach is necessary for comprehensive management of land and water resources of any region, where studies on multi-criteria analysis for rainwater harvesting planning and its impact on land use land cover transformations in rain-fed areas using geospatial technologies are presented in this book. The book will be useful for academics, water practitioners, scientists, water managers, environmentalists, and administrators, NGOs, researchers, and students who are actively involved in the application of geospatial technologies in LULC studies, agricultural water management and hydrological modelling and natural disasters for addressing the challenges being posed by climate change while addressing issues of food and water securities

The Handbook of International Trends in Environmental Communication (Paperback): Bruno Takahashi, Julia Metag, Jagadish Thaker,... The Handbook of International Trends in Environmental Communication (Paperback)
Bruno Takahashi, Julia Metag, Jagadish Thaker, Suzannah Evans Comfort
R2,895 Discovery Miles 28 950 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Provides both students and researchers with an inclusive survey of environmental communication research from around the world, featuring scholars from Africa, Latin American and Asian countries. Includes theoretical, methodological, and practical chapters for a comprehensive introduction to the field. Uniquely, each chapter brings together authors from various countries to develop a truly international overview of the issue covered in the chapter. This novel approach opens up a conversation across countries and breaks geographic and disciplinary boundaries.

International Case Studies in the Management of Disasters - Natural - Manmade Calamities and Pandemics (Hardcover): Babu... International Case Studies in the Management of Disasters - Natural - Manmade Calamities and Pandemics (Hardcover)
Babu George, Qamar-ud-Din Mahar
R3,226 Discovery Miles 32 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

International Case Studies in the Management of Disasters presents a diverse range of case studies on how disasters, both natural and manmade, are being managed globally. This illuminating study draws on theories, models, and frameworks in the field of disaster management to explore a wide range of complex issues in specific disaster contexts. Showcasing internationally sourced case studies on disaster management, the collection comprehensively explores all aspects of the disaster management cycle. Authors are drawn from a diverse range of disciplinary and practical contexts, offering a wide variety of perspectives upon management of devastating events. A diverse compendium of issues is explored through case studies examining the management of hurricanes, droughts, floods, wildfires, terrorist activity and pandemics. Also examined in depth are governmental and non-governmental disaster management organizations, the role of the private sector in disaster management, and how innovative new technologies are being used in disaster situations.

Decision Support for Natural Disasters and Intentional Threats to Water Security (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Tissa Illangasekare,... Decision Support for Natural Disasters and Intentional Threats to Water Security (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Tissa Illangasekare, Katarina Mahutova, John J. Barich
R4,505 Discovery Miles 45 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The NATO Advanced Research Workshop, "Decision Support for Natural Disasters and Intentional Threats to Water Security" was the result of close collaboration between environmental, security, water resource, and health officials in the United States and Croatia. The premise of the Workshop is that multiple, disparate threats to water security exist, and that shared decision support structures provide effective means for avoiding and responding to potential or actual situations. The Workshop was co-directed by Professors Tissa Illangasekare of the Colorado School of Mines, and Dragutin Geres of Hrvatske vode. The Workshop was organized into a series of case studies, presentation of management tools, or a combination of the two. Presentations were further organized as to (1) Natural Occurrences, (2) Anthropogenic Causes, and (3) Decision Support Tools. Delegates from eleven countries assembled to explore these topics at the Hotel Dubrovnik President in Dubrovnik from April 22-25, 2007. A total of thirty delegates from NATO, Partner, Mediterranean Dialog, or other countries were in attendance. The final program included technical sessions using a presentation and dialog format, a field trip, and networking sessions. There were twenty five technical presentations supported by seventeen formal papers (many updated in late-2008 and 2009), and these form the basis for these proceedings. xi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The co-directors and organizers of this Advanced Research Workshop a- nowledge the NATO Science Programme for major financial support and for providing detailed guidance on how best to organize and execute a meeting of this nature.

Landslide Hazards, Risks, and Disasters (Paperback, 2nd edition): John F. Shroder Landslide Hazards, Risks, and Disasters (Paperback, 2nd edition)
John F. Shroder; Edited by Tim Davies, Nick Rosser
R3,960 Discovery Miles 39 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Landslide Hazards, Risks and Disasters Second Edition makes a broad but detailed examination of major aspects of mass movements and their consequences, and provides knowledge to form the basis for more complete and accurate monitoring, prediction, preparedness and reduction of the impacts of landslides on society. The frequency and intensity of landslide hazards and disasters has consistently increased over the past century, and this trend will continue as society increasingly utilises steep landscapes. Landslides and related phenomena can be triggered by other hazard and disaster processes - such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and wildfires - and they can also cause other hazards and disasters, making them a complex multi-disciplinary challenge. This new edition of Landslide Hazards, Risks and Disasters is updated and includes new chapters, covering additional topics including rockfalls, landslide interactions and impacts and geomorphic perspectives. Knowledge, understanding and the ability to model landslide processes are becoming increasingly important challenges for society extends its occupation of increasingly hilly and mountainous terrain, making this book a key resource for educators, researchers and disaster managers in geophysics, geology and environmental science.

Changes in the Air - Hurricanes in New Orleans from 1718 to the Present (Paperback): Eleonora Rohland Changes in the Air - Hurricanes in New Orleans from 1718 to the Present (Paperback)
Eleonora Rohland
R889 Discovery Miles 8 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Hurricanes have been a constant in the history of New Orleans. Since before its settlement as a French colony in the eighteenth century, the land entwined between Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River has been lashed by powerful Gulf storms. Time and again, these hurricanes have wrought immeasurable loss and devastation, spurring reinvention and ingenuity on the part of inhabitants. Changes in the Air offers a rich and thoroughly researched history of how hurricanes have shaped and reshaped New Orleans from the colonial era to the present day, focusing on how its residents have adapted to a uniquely unpredictable and destructive environment across more than three centuries.

Policing and CBRN Hazards - Advancing CBRN Competence in Police Education (Hardcover): Patrick Wengler Policing and CBRN Hazards - Advancing CBRN Competence in Police Education (Hardcover)
Patrick Wengler
R4,450 Discovery Miles 44 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

• Covers all aspects of why CBRN studies should be integrated into police education. • Provides guidance on teaching aspects of police education and practical information on scene sampling and chain of custody principles. • The first book to focus on why police need CBRN training to act effectively as first responders to incidents in the community.

Research Handbook on Climate Disaster Law - Barriers and Opportunities (Hardcover): Rosemary Lyster, Robert R.M. Verchick Research Handbook on Climate Disaster Law - Barriers and Opportunities (Hardcover)
Rosemary Lyster, Robert R.M. Verchick
R6,380 Discovery Miles 63 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Climate change has thrust us into a ''no-analog'' future in which climate disasters threaten to cause extraordinary damage, with little precedent to guide policymakers and private actors. Addressing such risks requires a firm grounding in disaster risk reduction, climate change policy, and environmental law. This Research Handbook provides readers with that integrated foundation, investigating topics in international law as well as domestic programs from countries around the world. Because climate disasters affect both government and non-government actors, the Research Handbook covers issues of both public and private law. We know from the scientific literature and recent experience that the laws addressing natural disasters are insufficient to confront disasters amplified by climate change. The Research Handbook acknowledges that the majority of disasters are susceptible in some way to changes in the earth's climate and explores the barriers to, and opportunities for, finding legal solutions to the risks posed by such disasters. It shows that climate change must be considered in order to fully understand disaster risk and the respective legal and policy responses. The Research Handbook also emphasizes the moral responsibility we have to move as quickly as possible to create a carbon-free economy. This work will be of great appeal to legal scholars, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in environmental law or climate change as it relates to international and domestic law and policy. Contributors include: C.A. Arnold, C. Bakker, M. Burkett, S. Donald, J.D. Echeverria, D.A. Farber, M. Faure, M.B. Gerrard, Q. He, R. Kundis Craig, S. Kuo, D.A. Kysar, R. Lyster, T. Parejo-Navajas, J. Peel, L. Rajamani, S. Shapiro, T. Stephens, L.G. Sun, K. Tracy, R.R.M. Verchick, J. Verschuuren

Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources - Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021):... Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources - Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Ramakar Jha, Vijay P. Singh, Vivekanand Singh, L.B. Roy, Roshni Thendiyath
R3,720 Discovery Miles 37 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides insights and a capacity to understand the climate change phenomenon, its impact on water resources, and possible remedial measures. The impact of climate change on water resources is a global issue and cause for concern. Water resources in many countries are extremely stressed, and climate change along with burgeoning populations, the rise in living standards, and increasing demand on resources are factors which serve to exacerbate this stress. The chapters provide information on tools that will be useful to mitigate the adverse consequences of natural disasters. Fundamental to addressing these issues is hydrological modelling which is discussed in this book and ways to combat climate change as an important aspect of water resource management.

Rhode Island Shipwrecks (Paperback): Charlotte Taylor Rhode Island Shipwrecks (Paperback)
Charlotte Taylor
R609 R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Technology Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Pradeep Ray, Rajib Shaw Technology Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Pradeep Ray, Rajib Shaw
R3,659 Discovery Miles 36 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book discusses the need for entrepreneurship for sustainable development from the perspective of Asia, the fastest growing region in the world. The world is now witnessing a spectacular rise of technology entrepreneurship, involving mobile phones, artificial intelligence, geospatial information systems and social media. On the other hand, governments all over the world, particularly those in low and medium income countries, are facing severe resource constraints in developing the livelihood and well-being of citizens. Although many non-government organizations (NGOs) have worked on various development projects in a number of social sectors such as health, education, disabilities, poverty alleviation and environment, there is still substantial scope for technological innovation, including more efficient, effective and user-friendly solutions in different parts of the world. This book is organized into 2 parts and consists of 17 chapters. The first part explores education and well-being, and the second part discusses the climate, environment and disaster management.

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