Fighting with FEMA covers the practical, real-world key principles necessary to successfully navigate the nuances of fed......more

The riveting true story of one of Canada’s worst mining disasters, told in the voices of the men who survived it Forewor......more

In the days after 9/11, the country was on high alert. So when an alarming incident occurred just off the Texas coast on......more

In BAD CONSTRUCTION, WORSE ENGINEERS, Mario Levarie takes readers on a gripping journey through the catastrophic collaps......more

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Unlock the secrets of survival with this riveting expedition into the science of disaster--now revised and updated to ad......more

Navigating Rising Tides: Coastal Adaptations in an Era of Climate Change is a paramount collection of scientific journal......more

This book offers leaders, especially those in disaster management, a way to improve their ability to lead, serve, and pr......more

This book offers leaders, especially those in disaster management, a way to improve their ability to lead, serve, and pr......more

Mohan, Chindaliya, and Thomas offer an ethnographic critique of modern, neoliberal India from the perspective of studyin......more

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On the morning of November 1, 1755, the thriving city of Lisbon was irrevocably transformed by one of the most devastati......more

Are you physically prepared to face an uncertain future? Whether it’s a natural disaster, societal upheaval, or an unexp......more

Are you ready to prepare for whatever the future may bring, but aren’t sure where to begin? The Beginner’s Guide to Prep......more

This technical report assesses the string of events that triggered Nepal’s Melamchi River floods in 2021 and highlights ......more

In this report, authors provide an assessment of the ability of government agencies and the private sector on both sides......more

The Federal Emergency Management Agency requires two assessments for communities participating in certain grant programs......more

Local Disaster Management explores what resilience means for local communities and local governments on the front line o......more

This book grapples with the role of science in the public memory of natural disasters and explores how we remember natur......more

This book explores what to do with heritage that has been destroyed in conflict in Syria and Iraq. Drawing on research i......more

"Atmospheric Violence grapples with the afterlife of environmental disasters and armed conflict and examines how people ......more

Service-Learning for Disaster Resilience is the first to discuss, in practical and theoretical terms, the pedagogical ap......more

Tourism and Heritage in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) uses an ethnographic lens to explore the dissonances associat......more

Using "risk" as a conceptual lens, this book analyzes how communities across East Asia responded to the disruption unlea......more

The increasing intensity and frequency of natural disasters all around the world has caused severe socioeconomic impacts......more

Most of the phenomena described in this book have arisen as a result of various crises, disasters, threats, and forms of......more

This book provides an overview of disaster management, covering all stages from preparedness to recovery. It defines Eme......more

This book shows the profundity of life for fishing families living in a disaster-strewn world in Japan. Using their own ......more

Survive the Silence: Navigate the Aftermath of an EMP with Confidence In an instant, the world as we know it can change.......more

Environmental disaster as well as degradation of natural resource has become the global problem. Accelerated conversion ......more

Leaving the Hills by Tony Curtis is a collection full of stories from everywhere by a great Welsh poet at his best. From......more

While trauma and loss can occur anywhere, most suffering is experienced as personal tragedy. Yet some tragedies transcen......more

While trauma and loss can occur anywhere, most suffering is experienced as personal tragedy. Yet some tragedies transcen......more

This seminal book is the first sustained critical work that engages with the varieties of literature following the tripl......more

American-born Larissa Babij is at home in Kyiv when Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2......more

This book takes the topic of aviation crisis and emergency management and walks the reader through what aviation organis......more

World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) brings researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world i......more

This book describes, through the medium of international case studies, how graft undermines public safety....more

Graft is a common and persistent social pathogen that afflicts the developed and developing world in equal measure. This......more

Shortlisted for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for Excellence The "closely observed, compassionate, and far-sighted" (Elizabeth......more

Japan is a place where powerful earthquakes have occurred more frequently and have caused more harm in the modern era th......more

To explore lessons learned from nondeclared-disaster events, researchers explain six case studies from diverse community......more

On March 14, 1940, a train heading west along Highway 83 from Donna to Alamo struck a truck driver turning north from th......more

Moving beyond existing models from economics and political science, this book shows how crises in capitalism and democra......more

Moving beyond existing models from economics and political science, this book shows how crises in capitalism and democra......more

When hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and other disasters strike, we count our losses, search for causes, commiserate......more

During the twenty-first century, Mexico has escalated extractive concessions at the same time that it has positioned its......more

During the twenty-first century, Mexico has escalated extractive concessions at the same time that it has positioned its......more

This text on the theory and applications of crowd safety provides the background and applications of crowd risk assessme......more

Drawing a transdisciplinary perspective, this book investigates the ways in which gender intersect with rebuilding and p......more

On Wednesday, November 5, 1930, Sunday Creek Coal Company Mine #6 at Millfield became the unenviable site of Ohio’s wors......more

Flood Nowcasting: From Data to Decisions provides a fully comprehensive overview on flood casting and why this new metho......more

Health Disparities, Disasters, and Crises: Approaches for a Culture of Preparedness presents a roadmap to help guide the......more

This handbook offers a broad-ranging overview of the study of translating and interpreting in conflict and crisis settin......more

This book presents international emergency mechanisms relative to disaster risk reduction (DRR). The goal is to share kn......more

This new edition continues to critically examine the evolving importance of our critical infrastructure to our society-r......more

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In 2004, Japan instituted a system to protect citizens against military attacks and terrorism for the first time after W......more

A unique resource and captivating collection of poetry, drama, fiction, non-fiction, and scientific articles - enhanced ......more

The long-term consequences of COVID-19 have been tough for children around the world, but even more so for young childre......more

The seventh edition of Environmental Hazards provides a much expanded and fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme e......more

This report outlines how the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program could set up a disaster risk transfer fa......more

This book explores policies, structures, and processes of disaster management in India examining key theoretical foundat......more

Disaster can strike at any time and most people are not prepared for it. Disaster preparedness is essential, but most fi......more

In "The Search for Apocalypse," author Michael R. Hutchinson delves into the compelling intersections of social media ps......more

WINNER OF THE 2023 IRE BOOK AWARD The dramatic story of hundreds of senior citizens left in the path of a ferocious fire......more

What is it like to have a baby in climate crisis? This book explores the experiences of pregnant women and their partner......more

This report traces the 70-year history of the Emergency Management Institute from the founding of its predecessor in 195......more

World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) brings researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world i......more

The Relationship between Stress and Mental Health In today’s fast-paced and demanding world, stress has become an inevit......more

Crisis and Contagion is a selection of fourteen interviews conducted by Ian McKay of the Wilson Institute at McMaster Un......more

"The recently retired CEO of New Orleans City Park shares here all the major events that impacted the park in the last t......more

This new volume, Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Tourism, now going into its 2nd edition, takes an in-depth look at how ......more

Digital initiatives aimed towards ’fixing’ the humanitarian system, making it better and more secure, also create risk a......more

This book investigates the digital transformation of aid as a form of humanitarian extractivism. It focuses on how pract......more