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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster Chester Hartman There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster is the first critical scholarly book on the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. The disaster will go down in record as one of the wor… OL15178580W
When their world falls apart When their world falls apart Lawrence B. Rosenfeld,Mooli Lahad,Joanne S. Caye,Ofra Ayalon Comprehensive and informative wealth of resourceful information for understanding disasters. A guide to understand the various dynamics of manmade, natural, and technological disasters; how these tra… OL20652222W
L'enfer de glace L'enfer de glace Eric Pier Sperandio Un ouvrage sur les dégâts causés par le verglas au Québec en janvier 1998; le déroulement des événements, le vécu de la population sinistrée, les mesures d'urgence. OL24839030W
Off to save the world Off to save the world Ann Blackman Biography of Julia Taft, a heroic champion of refugees and other victims of natural and man-made disasters. OL28597469W
Chaos organization and disaster management Chaos organization and disaster management Alan Kirschenbaum Analyzes definitions of preparedness, evaluations of risk, and set social structures that negatively impact formal disaster organization efficacy. Demonstrates the fundamental flaws of disaster mana… OL5180316W
Planning for the unplanned Planning for the unplanned Aseem Inam How do cities plan for the unplanned? Do cities plan for recovery from every possible sudden shock? How does one prepare a plan for the recovery after a tragedy, like the September 11, 2001 terrorist… OL5717959W