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Cambridge University Press Geomorphological Hazards and Disaster Prevention
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Cambridge University Press Geomorphological Hazards and Disaster Prevention
Book SynopsisHuman activities have had a huge impact on the environment and landscape, through industrialisation and land-use change, leading to climate change, deforestation, desertification, land degradation, and air and water pollution. These impacts are strongly linked to the occurrence of geomorphological hazards, such as floods, landslides, snow avalanches, soil erosion, and others. Geomorphological work includes not only the understanding but the mapping and modelling of Earth's surface processes, many of which directly affect human societies. In addition, geomorphologists are becoming increasingly involved with the dimensions of societal problem solving, through vulnerability analysis, hazard and risk assessment and management. The work of geomorphologists is therefore of prime importance for disaster prevention. An international team of geomorphologists have contributed their expertise to this volume, making this a scientifically rigorous work for a wide audience of geomorphologists and otTrade Review'… surely one of the most relevant and timely Earth science texts for the early 21st century given the rapidity of current global climate change and predicted increase in associated natural disasters and infrastructural consequences. This comprehensive text on hazards brings fresh relevance and application to geomorphology and is an essential read for environmental consultants, land managers and scholars in Earth and environmental science.' Professor Stefan Grab, University of the Witwatersrand'This book provides a comprehensive guide to the role of geomorphology in hazard and risk analysis. It presents an excellent and wide-ranging review of hazards and how society can respond and attempt to manage them … It brings together an impressive group of authors with international reputations in their various fields of geomorphological research.' Professor Tim Burt, Durham University'… excellent exposition and state-of-the-art analyses of geomorphic hazards for better understanding and prevention of disasters. Alcántara-Ayala and Goudie are to be commended for their selection of topics and choice of so many prominent geoscientists to contribute chapters. Their book sets a high standard in focused analysis of diverse geomorphic hazards.' Professor John (Jack) Shroder, University of Nebraska at Omaha'Brings together a broad range of research in a well written, comprehensively illustrated and accessible format, covering all of the major events that threaten human activity and life. An excellent synthesis for geomorphologists, the wider Earth Science community, engineers, planners and other decision makers.' Professor Robert J. Allison, University of Sussex'An international team of geomorphologists have contributed their expertise to this volume, making this a scientifically rigorous work for a wide audience of geomorphologists and other Earth scientists.' The Eggs'The potential of geomorphology to identify and prevent different types of natural hazards is shown in this state-of-the-art volume, written by nearly 30 scientists from 13 countries … Since the book is attractively priced, it is definitely a recommended purchase for anyone interested in surface processes and their practical aspects.' Piotr Migoń, Geologos'This is a timely book, as population pressures and the impacts of climate change look set to increase the frequency and severity of disasters. … Another theme of this book is the need to better understand vulnerability and to incorporate it into the disaster risk reduction process. … The second part of the book highlights the key role that geography can play in providing expertise, methodologies, research and training in both geomorphology and human geography, as well as a shared forum for discussion and the development of better approaches to disaster risk reduction.' The Geographical JournalTable of ContentsList of contributors; 1. Introduction Andrew S. Goudie; Part I. Processes: 2. Regional seismic shaking hazards in mountains William B. Bull; 3. Volcanic hazards and risks: a geomorphic perspective Jean-Claude Thouret; 4. Mountain hazards Olav Slaymaker; 5. Review and future challenges in snow avalanche risk analysis Michael Bruendl, Perry Bartelt, Margreth Keiler and Thomas Glade; 6. Landslide hazards David Petley; 7. Catastrophic landslides and sedimentary budgets Monique Fort, Etienne Cossart and Gilles Arnaud-Fassetta; 8. Landslides and climactic change Lisa Borgatti and Mauro Soldati; 9. The hazardness of high-magnitude floods Avijit Gupta; 10. Flood hazards: the context of fluvial geomorphology Gerardo Benito and Paul F. Hudson; 11. Geomorphology and coastal hazards Harley Jesse Walker and Molly McGraw; 12. Weathering hazards Andrew S. Goudie and Heather Viles; 13. Hazards associated to Karst Francisco Gutiérrez; 14. Soil erosion Andrew S. Goudie and John Boardman; 15. Desertification and land degradation in arid and semi-arid regions Yang Xiaoping; 16. Dune migration and encroachment Andrew S. Goudie; Part II. Processes and Applications of Geomorphology to Risk Assessment and Management: 17. GIS for the assessment of risk from geomorphological hazards Cees J. van Westen; 18. Hazards assessment for risk analysis and risk management Michael Crozier and Thomas Glade; 19. Vulnerability analysis in geomorphic risk assessment Gabi Hufschmidt and Thomas Glade; 20. Geomorphological hazards and global climate change Andrew S. Goudie; 21. Geomorphic hazards and sustainable development David Higgitt; 22. Geomorphology and disaster prevention Irasema Alcántara-Ayala; 23. Concluding remarks: geomorphology and the international agenda Irasema Alcántara-Ayala; Index.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Childrens Blizzard
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Great Deluge Hurricane Katrina New Orleans
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Fire on the Mountain
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Survival Mom
Book SynopsisSuitable for moms who know that the well-being of their brood relies on them, this book provides the information you need to know about food storage, water and sanitation, fuel and energy, medical preparedness, communication protocols and more. It allows us to see that being proactive in the face of uncertainty isn't paranoid.Trade Review"In this impressively comprehensive manual, suburban mom Bedford helps readers learn about, prepare for, and respond to all manner of disasters...Bedford's matter-of-fact yet supportive tone will keep the willies at bay." -- Publishers Weekly "Given the recent prevalence of floods, tornadoes, and power outages, this book comes at a good time. Bedford... discusses how to handle emergencies, from purifying water and storing food to making lists of financial records and establishing a safe room. [R]eaders... would do well to prepare." -- Library Journal "Lisa Bedford's Survival Mom is a much needed resource of practical preparedness and survival knowledge that anybody (even 'Survival Dads') will find an indispensable addition to their self-reliance library!" -- Ed Corcoran, Editor, Survivalist Magazine "Lisa Bedford has given every family an upbeat and useful step-by-step guide to getting through these alarming times. Hurrah for Survival Mom." -- Lew Rockwell, editor, lewrockwell.com "This 'stockpiled guide' to self-sufficiency emergency preparedness is a wealth of information for both the novice and seasoned 'survival mom'!" -- Roxanne L. Griswold, Co-Owner, Ready Made Resources/Founder, Ready Made Woman Blog + No Candidate "Well-referenced, with fresh insights, Survival Mom is funny and well-written." -- Don Aslett, author of Is There Life After Housework? "Lisa Bedford's book, like her blog, is full of up-to-date, useful information from reputable sources. Survival Mom is a good read, and has a place in any prepper/survivalist library." -- Leon Pantenburg, author of survivalcommonsense.com "Lisa Bedford explains preparedness not just as a long term goal for the future, but as an everyday lifestyle for today. This manual is a great read for anyone concerned about their own well-being and security, and that of their loved ones." -- Paul M. Munsen, President, Sun Ovens International "Lisa Bedford has written an outstanding book! Survival Mom is chock full of valuable tips and perspectives that had never crossed my mind, showing me how valuable the female perspective is when it comes to prepping and survival! This book is a keeper!" -- Matthew Stein, author of When Disaster Strikes: A Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Planning and Crisis Survival "After you become a mom, your head often swims with 'what-ifs.' But you can ease your mind with a little preparation, says Lisa Bedford, blogger and author of Survival Mom : How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst-Case Scenarios." -- USA Weekend
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Storm of the Century
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Into the Raging Sea
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Paradise Found
Book SynopsisFriday Night Lights meets Unbroken. —Tony Reali One of the most profound stories you will ever read. —Ian O''Connor Plaschke delivers a masterpiece. —Jeff PearlmanFrom L.A. Times columnist and ESPN Around the Horn panelist Bill Plaschke, a story of tragedy, triumph, and the remarkable power of high school football in one small California townOn November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire ravaged the town of Paradise, California. The fire, which burned up to 80 acres per minute, killed 86 people, and nearly every building and home in the town was reduced to ashes. In a single day, Paradise, a proud working-class town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, saw its population fall from 25,000 to 2,000.The Paradise High football team had long been the town’s source of joy and inspiration. But in the wake of the fire, their season was abruptly cancelled on the eve
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The University of Chicago Press The Culture of Disaster
Book SynopsisFrom antiquity through the Enlightenment, disasters were attributed to the obscure power of the stars or the vengeance of angry gods. In this title, the author argues that post-Enlightenment culture has been haunted by the sense of emergency that made natural catastrophes and human deeds both a collective crisis and a personal tragedy.Trade Review"Brave and knowledgeable, The Culture of Disaster travels to the frontiers of sense making, where things crumble, crash, and quake only to be recuperated by sense and voracious systems of meaning. I will carry this book with me as my special guide to the catastrophic tropes that rule our clouded horizon." (Avital Ronell, New York University)"
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The University of Chicago Press The ThousandYear Flood
Book SynopsisIn the early days of 1937, the Ohio River, swollen by heavy winter rains, began rising. By the time the waters crested, the Ohio and Mississippi had climbed to record heights. Nearly four hundred people had died, while a million more had run from their homes. This is a history of one of the most destructive disasters in American history.Trade Review"David Welky has done a prodigious job of reminding us about the horror inflicted by the Ohio-Mississippi flood of 1937. At its heart, The Thousand-Year Flood is a Great Depression story not unlike the Dust Bowl tragedy. His scholarship is impeccable. Highly recommended!" (Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great Deluge)"
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University of Washington Press After the Blast
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a superb look at scientists and science at work." * Publishers Weekly *"The book is richly illustrated, supporting Wagner's evocative description of both the site and the procedures of the scientists he followed, a true window into the world of field science." * Choice *"Author Eric Wagner takes a lively, enthusiastic look at the post-eruption landscape." * The Oregonian *"Readers interested in the Pacific Northwest and historical ecology have much to glean from this carefully rendered portrait of an exceptional research community and iconic place." * Oregon Historical Quarterly *"It is a wonderful story that combines ecology, sociology, and anthropology to paint a picture of nature that can give us a feeling of hope." * In Defense of Plants *"Wagner has told an excellent story of nature in response to an extreme event and the resilience of ecosystems. There is a perfect blend of describing core ecological theories, the individuals conducting the research, and the passion many ecologists share for understanding natural systems. The book also has an inherent positivity, showing that life finds a way through the destruction of a volcanic eruption, that it makes for an enjoyable read beyond the ecological details." * Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America *"Like the seeds of lupine, Mount St. Helens is fortunate that such a writer landed on its soil, turning desolation into fertile ground." * Natural History Magazine *"Marvelous... Wagner's book highlights the amazing work done by a cast of characters who were among the first scientists to arrive at the blast site. More urgently, it chronicles nature's resiliency and the power of our ecosystems to restore and reinvent themselves." * Post Alley *
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University of Washington Press After the Blast
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a superb look at scientists and science at work." * Publishers Weekly *"The book is richly illustrated, supporting Wagner's evocative description of both the site and the procedures of the scientists he followed, a true window into the world of field science." * Choice *"Author Eric Wagner takes a lively, enthusiastic look at the post-eruption landscape." * The Oregonian *"Readers interested in the Pacific Northwest and historical ecology have much to glean from this carefully rendered portrait of an exceptional research community and iconic place." * Oregon Historical Quarterly *"It is a wonderful story that combines ecology, sociology, and anthropology to paint a picture of nature that can give us a feeling of hope." * In Defense of Plants *"Wagner has told an excellent story of nature in response to an extreme event and the resilience of ecosystems. There is a perfect blend of describing core ecological theories, the individuals conducting the research, and the passion many ecologists share for understanding natural systems. The book also has an inherent positivity, showing that life finds a way through the destruction of a volcanic eruption, that it makes for an enjoyable read beyond the ecological details." * Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America *"Like the seeds of lupine, Mount St. Helens is fortunate that such a writer landed on its soil, turning desolation into fertile ground." * Natural History Magazine *"Marvelous... Wagner's book highlights the amazing work done by a cast of characters who were among the first scientists to arrive at the blast site. More urgently, it chronicles nature's resiliency and the power of our ecosystems to restore and reinvent themselves." * Post Alley *
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Apocalyptic Planet
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Hachette Books Granite Mountain
Book SynopsisThe true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A unique and bracing (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona''s disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 hotshots -- firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires. Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Their leader, Eric Marsh, was in a desperate crunch after four hotshots left the unit, and perhaps seeing a glimmer of promise in the skinny would-be recruit, he took a chance on the unlikely McDonough, and the chance paid off. Despite the crew''s skepticism, and thanks in large part to Marsh''s firm but loving encouragement, McDonough unlocked a latent drive and dedication, going on to suc
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Back Bay Books Sudden Sea
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group The White Death
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Random House USA Inc The Big Ones
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Crown Publishing Group (NY) Isaacs Storm A Man a Time and the Deadliest
Book SynopsisAt the dawn of the twentieth century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms. The idea that a hurricane could damage the city of Galveston, Texas, where he was based, was to him preposterous, 'an absurd delusion.' It was 1900, a year when America felt bigger and stronger than ever before. Nothing in nature could hobble the gleaming city of Galveston, then a magical place that seemed destined to become the New York of the Gulf.That August, a strange, prolonged heat wave gripped the nation and killed scores of people in New York and Chicago. Odd things seemed to happen everywhere: A plague of crickets engulfed Waco. The Bering Glacier began to shrink. Rain fell on Galveston with greater intensity than anyone could remember. Far away, in Africa, immense thunderstorms blossomed over the city of Dakar, and great currents of wind converg
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Terra Flamma
Book SynopsisFrom the towering pines of Shasta Trinity National Forest, to the chaparral scrub of San Diego''s Mexican border, to Yosemite and the Western Sierras, trained wildland firefighter and photojournalist Stuart Palley documents California''s raging wildfires and the forces behind them during the state''s worst fire season in modern history. The dramatic images, a half decade in the making, capture the simultaneous beauty and destruction that wildfires bring as fire seasons get longer and more deadly, expensive, and destructive. In the wake of California's record-breaking series of wildfires in 2017, the images encompass five fire seasons and 45 fires. They are presented chronologically and culminate with the wine country fire siege that devastated Sonoma and Napa Counties in October 2017 and the Thomas Fire in Southern California, the largest in recorded state history. This timely book defines the state''s drought and urban sprawl challenges, drawing a broader picture of global warming and its acute effects worldwide.
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Johns Hopkins University Press Catastrophes Earthquakes Tsunamis Tornadoes and
Book SynopsisEerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down.Trade ReviewIf you want to learn more about these disasters than just what's in the news headlines, this is the book for you. -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report 2011Table of ContentsPrefacePrologue: Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism1. Earthquakes: The Earth in Upheaval2. Tsunamis: The Sea Rises Up3. Volcanoes: Hell's Cauldron4. Landslides: Gravity Always Wins5. Floods: Raging Waters6. Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons: Nature on the Rampage7. Tornadoes: Funnels of Death8. Blizzards: White Death9. Ice Ages: Frozen Planet10. Greenhouse Planet: Too Hot to Handle?11. Mass Extinctions: When Life Nearly Died12. Can We Survive Nature—and Our Own Folly?BibliographyIndex
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Holt McDougal Firestorm at Peshtigo A Town Its People and the
Book SynopsisNovelist Denise Gess and historian William Lutz brilliantly restore the event to its rightful place in the forefront of American historical imagination. Chicago Sun-TimesOn October 8, 1871the same night as the Great Chicago Firethe lumber town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, was struck with a five-mile-wide wall of flames, borne on tornado-force winds of one hundred miles per hour that tore across more than 2,400 square miles of land, obliterating the town in less than one hour and killing more than two thousand people.At the center of the blowout were politically driven newsmen Luther Noyes and Franklin Tilton, money-seeking lumber baron Isaac Stephenson, parish priest Father Peter Pernin, and meteorologist Increase Lapham. In Firestorm at Peshtigo, Denise Gess and William Lutz vividly re-create the personal and political battles leading to this monumental natural disaster, and deliver it from the lost annals of American history.
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The University Press of Kentucky Japan after 311
Book SynopsisThe aftermath was overwhelming: communities were reduced to rubble, thousands of people were missing or dead, and relief organizations struggled to reach affected areas to provide aid for survivors and victims of radiation from compromised nuclear reactors.In Japan after 3/11, editors Pradyumna P.
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The University of Arizona Press Florida A Fire Survey To the Last Smoke
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University of Wisconsin Press The Great Peshtigo Fire An Eyewitness Account
Book SynopsisThis is an account of the calamitous Peshtigo fire of 1871, which burned 2400 square miles and killed more than 700 people. Included in this edition are archive photographs of Peshtigo, Wisconsin before and after the fire.
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Latitude 46 River of Fire
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Framing Community Disaster Resilience
Book SynopsisAn essential guide to the foundations, research and practices of community disaster resilience Framing Community Disaster Resilience offers a guide to the theories, research and approaches for addressing the complexity of community resilience towards hazardous events or disasters. The text draws on the activities and achievements of the project emBRACE: Building Resilience Amongst Communities in Europe. The authors identify the key dimensions of resilience across a range of disciplines and domains and present an analysis of community characteristics, networks, behaviour and practices in specific test cases. The text contains an in-depth exploration of five test cases whose communities are facing impacts triggered by different hazards, namely: river floods in Germany, earthquakes in Turkey, landslides in South Tyrol, Italy, heat-waves in London and combined fluvial and pluvial floods in Northumberland and Cumbria. The authors examine the data and indicatorTable of ContentsList of Contributors xi 1 Introduction 1Hugh Deeming 1.1 Book Content 2 References 3 Section I Conceptual and Theoretical Underpinnings to Community Disaster Resilience 5 2 Understanding Disaster Resilience: The emBRACE Approach 9Thomas Abeling, Nazmul Huq, Denis Chang‐Seng, Jörn Birkmann, Jan Wolfertz, Fabrice Renaud, and Matthias Garschagen 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 Resilience: Concept 9 2.2.1 Resilience in the Social Domain 10 2.2.2 Resilience: An Outcome or a Process? 11 2.2.3 Resilience on Individual and Collective Levels 11 2.3 Resilience: Methodology 12 2.3.1 Social/Political Resilience 12 2.3.2 Linking Biophysical and Social Resilience 14 2.4 Resilience: Indicators 15 2.5 Gaps and Challenges 17 2.5.1 Challenges in the Transition from Ecology to Social Science 17 2.5.2 The Role of Power 18 2.5.3 Representation of Community 19 2.5.4 Transformation 20 2.5.5 Resourcefulness 21 2.6 Conclusion 22 References 22 3 Mobilising Resources for Resilience 27Cheney Shreve and Maureen Fordham 3.1 Introduction 27 3.2 Background: Origins of Livelihoods Thinking 27 3.2.1 Successes of SLAs: Changing the Way Development was Done 29 3.2.2 Key Criticisms and the Evolution of Livelihoods Thinking 30 3.2.3 A Closer Look at Social Capital: Background and Key Critiques 31 3.2.4 Summary 33 3.3 Resilience and Livelihoods Thinking 34 3.3.1 Why Disasters? 34 3.3.2 Livelihoods and Disaster Vulnerability 35 3.4 Influence of Livelihoods Thinking on Contemporary Disaster Resilience 36 3.4.1 Linking to Sustainable Livelihoods: Resources and Capacities 36 3.4.2 Community Actions 37 3.4.3 Community Learning 38 3.4.4 Summary 38 References 39 4 Social Learning and Resilience Building in the emBRACE Framework 43Justin Sharpe, Åsa Gerger Swartling, Mark Pelling, and Lucy Pearson 4.1 Introduction 43 4.2 What is Meant by Social Learning? 44 4.3 Capacities for Social Learning 46 4.4 Social Learning at the Individual Level 49 4.5 Social Learning at the Community Level 49 4.6 Social Learning and Resilience Outcomes in the emBRACE Project 52 4.7 How Social Learning Provides Opportunities for Sharing Adaptive Thinking and Practice 54 4.8 Conclusion 56 References 56 5 Wicked Problems: Resilience, Adaptation, and Complexity 61John Forrester, Richard Taylor, Lydia Pedoth, and Nilufar Matin 5.1 Introduction 61 5.2 A Brief History of Policy ‘Mess’ and ‘Wickedness’ 62 5.2.1 ‘Super‐Wicked’ Problems 63 5.3 Resilient and Adaptive Responses to Mess 64 5.4 Clumsy Solutions Linking DRR/DRM and CCA: A Mini Case Study 66 5.5 An emBRACE Model of Complex Adaptive Community Resilience 69 5.6 Conclusion 71 References 72 Section II Methods to ‘Measure’ Resilience – Data and Indicators 77 6 The emBRACE Resilience Framework: Developing an Integrated Framework for Evaluating Community Resilience to Natural Hazards 79Sylvia Kruse, Thomas Abeling, Hugh Deeming, Maureen Fordham, John Forrester, Sebastian Jülich, A. Nuray Karanci, Christian Kuhlicke, Mark Pelling, Lydia Pedoth, Stefan Schneiderbauer, and Justin Sharpe 6.1 Introduction 79 6.2 Conceptual Tensions of Community Resilience 8 6.3 Developing the emBRACE Resilience Framework 82 6.3.1 Deductive Framework Development: A Structured Literature Review 82 6.3.2 Inductive Framework Development: Empirical Case Study Research 83 6.3.3 Participatory Assessment Workshops with Stakeholder Groups 83 6.3.4 Synthesis: An Iterative Process of Framework Development 83 6.4 The Conceptual Framework for Characterising Community Resilience 84 6.4.1 Intracommunity Domains of Resilience: Resources and Capacities, Action, and Learning 84 6.4.1.1 Resources and Capacities 84 6.4.1.2 Actions 86 6.4.1.3 Learning 88 6.4.2 Extracommunity Framing of Community Resilience 89 6.4.2.1 Disaster Risk Governance 89 6.4.2.2 Non‐Directly Hazard‐Related Context, Social‐Ecological Change, and Disturbances 90 6.5 Discussion and Conclusion 91 6.5.1 Interlinkages between the Domains and Extracommunity Framing 91 6.5.2 Application and Operationalisation of the Framework in Indicator‐Based Assessments 91 6.5.3 Reflections on the Results and emBRACE Methodology and Limits of the Findings 91 References 92 7 Disaster Impact and Land Use Data Analysis in the Context of a Resilience‐Relevant Footprint 97Marco Pregnolato, Marcello Petitta, and Stefan Schneiderbauer 7.1 Introduction 97 7.2 Data and Methodology 99 7.2.1 Data 99 7.2.2 Methodology 99 7.3 Results 102 7.3.1 National Scale 102 7.3.2 Regional Scale: Analysis of Landslides that Occurred Near a Change in LULC 103 7.3.3 Subnational Scale: Analysis of HTI Changes 107 7.3.4 Subnational Scale: Analysis of the LULC Changes in Time Domain 108 7.4 Conclusions and Discussions 108 7.4.1 Is There Any Relationship Between LULC and Landslide Events? 108 7.4.2 Is There Any Relationship Between a Change in LULC and a Landslide Event? 109 7.4.3 Is It Possible to Use LULC Data as a Footprint for Landslide Events? 109 7.4.4 Is It Possible to Use Disaster Footprint and Susceptibility for Resilience Research? 109 7.5 Conclusion 110 References 110 8 Development of Quantitative Resilience Indicators for Measuring Resilience at the Local Level 113Sebastian Jülich 8.1 Introduction 113 8.2 Stages of Indicator Operationalisation 114 8.3 Quantitative Indicator Development 116 8.4 Residence Time as Partial Resilience Indicator 117 8.5 Awareness through Past Natural Disasters as Partial Resilience Indicator 118 8.5.1 Single Factor Time 119 8.5.2 Single Factor Intensity 120 8.5.3 Single Factor Distance 121 8.5.4 Combination of the Three Single Factors 121 8.6 Warning Services as Partial Resilience Indicators 122 8.7 Conclusion 123 References 124 9 Managing Complex Systems: The Need to Structure Qualitative Data 125John Forrester, Nilufar Matin, Richard Taylor, Lydia Pedoth, Belinda Davis, and Hugh Deeming 9.1 Introduction 125 9.2 Mapping of Social Networks as a Measure of Community Resilience 127 9.2.1 Assessing Resilience Using Network Maps: The embrace Experience 128 9.3 Agent‐ Based Models 131 9.3.1 Two Case Studies of ABM in emBRACE 132 9.4 Other Qualitative Data‐Structuring Methodologies 134 9.5 Discussion 134 9.6 Conclusion 136 References 136 10 Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Indicators for Assessing Community Resilience to Natural Hazards 139Daniel Becker, Stefan Schneiderbauer, John Forrester, and Lydia Pedoth 10.1 Introduction 139 10.2 Current Indicator‐Based Approaches for Assessing Community Resilience 140 10.3 From Concept to Assessment: The emBRACE Approach 142 10.3.1 Using Indicators for Assessing Community Resilience within emBRACE 142 10.3.2 The Process of Grounding our Indicators 143 10.4 Systematisation of Indicators 145 10.5 Deriving Key Indicators of Community Resilience 148 10.6 Conclusion 151 References 151 Section III Empirically Grounding the Resilience Concept 155 11 Resilience, the Limits of Adaptation and the Need for Transformation in the Context of Multiple Flood Events in Central Europe 159Christian Kuhlicke, Anna Kunath, Chloe Begg, and Maximilian Beyer 11.1 Introduction 159 11.2 Key Concepts for the Case Study 161 11.3 Insights into the Case Study Settings and Methods 162 11.3.1 Flood Risk Management in Saxony and Bavaria 162 11.3.2 Methods of Case Study Research – Description of Empirical Work 163 11.3.2.1 Interviews 163 11.3.2.2 Household Survey 163 11.4 Results of the Interviews: Resilience, Learning, and Transformation 165 11.5 Results of the Household Survey: Resilience, Limits of Adaptation, and Responsibility 167 11.5.1 Impacts of (Multiple) Flood Experience 167 11.5.2 Perception of Responsibility in Flood Risk Management 170 11.5.3 Attitudes towards Participation 171 11.6 Community Resilience and the Idea of Transformation 172 References 173 12 River and Surface Water Flooding in Northern England: The Civil Protection‐Social Protection Nexus 177Hugh Deeming, Belinda Davis, Maureen Fordham, and Simon Taylor 12.1 Introduction 177 12.2 Conceptualising Community 179 12.3 Methods 181 12.4 Results 182 12.4.1 Rural Resilience 182 12.4.2 Urban Resilience 185 12.4.2.1 Keswick 185 12.4.2.2 Cockermouth 189 12.4.2.3 Workington 191 12.5 Discussion and Conclusions 192 References 194 13 The Role of Risk Perception and Community Networks in Preparing for and Responding to Landslides: A Dolomite Case Study 197Lydia Pedoth, Richard Taylor, Christian Kofler, Agnieszka Elzbieta Stawinoga, John Forrester, Nilufar Matin, and Stefan Schneiderbauer 13.1 Introduction 197 13.2 Badia and the Alpine Context 198 13.3 Two Types of Communities and a Mixed Method Approach 201 13.4 Risk Perception, Risk Attitude, and Response Behaviour 203 13.4.1 Risk Behaviour Profiles 204 13.4.1.1 Temporal Variation in People’s Perception of Response and Recovery Actions 206 13.5 Community Networks 209 13.6 Conclusions and Discussion 214 References 217 14 The Social Life of Heatwave in London: Recasting the Role of Community and Resilience 221Sebastien Nobert and Mark Pelling 14.1 Introduction 221 14.2 Methodology 222 14.2.1 Community Resilience or Resilience from Community? 223 14.2.1.1 Community and the Elderly 223 14.2.1.2 Resilience and Community Ties 224 14.2.2 Rethinking the Normatives of Heatwave Management: Family, Social Ties, and the Collectivity 225 14.2.2.1 Loneliness, Social Networks, and Community 226 14.2.2.2 Rethinking Social Network and Social Capital as Vulnerability Factors 227 14.2.2.3 Social Capital, Fragmented Community, and New Vulnerability 230 14.3 Conclusion 231 References 232 Further Reading 234 15 Perceptions of Individual and Community Resilience to Earthquakes: A Case Study from Turkey 237A. Nuray Karanci, Gözde Ikizer, Canay Doğulu, and Dilek Ozceylan‐Aubrecht 15.1 Introduction 238 15.2 Context of the Case Study 239 15.2.1 Van: The Earthquakes and Sociodemographic Context 239 15.2.2 Adapazarı/Sakarya: The Earthquake and Sociodemographic Context 240 15.2.3 Risk Governance Setting in Turkey 240 15.3 Main Aims and Research Questions 241 15.4 Methodological Approaches 241 15.4.1 In‐Depth Interviews 242 15.4.2 Focus Groups 242 15.5 Perceptions of Resilience According to the emBRACE Framework 242 15.5.1 Resources and Capacities 244 15.5.2 Learning 250 15.5.3 Context 252 15.6 Discussion and Conclusions 252 References 254 Conclusions 257 Index 261
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Earths Natural Hazards and Disasters
Book SynopsisNatural hazards are present in every part of planet Earth. Sometimes a natural event such as extreme weather, a volcanic eruption, earthquake or disease outbreak turns into a disaster for humans, the environment, and the economy. Earth's Natural Hazards and Disasters is a textbook for undergraduates that challenges students to think critically about disasters. It explains the science behind natural events and explores how to understand risk and prepare for disasters. About this volume: Covers hazards in the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere Explains the science of hazards in accessible terms Detailed case studies of specific disasters for each type of natural event Explores data-based risk mitigation strategies Discusses the roles of scientists, public officials, and the general public in hazard management The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and spac
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Natural Hazards Earths Processes as Hazards
Book SynopsisThe new revised fifth edition of Natural Hazards remains the go-to introductory-level survey intended for university and college courses that are concerned with earth processes that have direct, and often sudden and violent, impacts on human society. The text integrates principles of geology, hydrology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, soil science, ecology, and solar system astronomy.The textbook explains the earth processes that drive hazardous events in an understandable way, illustrates how these processes interact with our civilization, and describes how we can better adjust to their effects. Written by leading scholars in the area, the new edition of this book takes advantage of the greatly expanding amount of information regarding natural hazards, disasters, and catastrophes. The text is designed for learning, with chapters broken into small consumable chunks of content for students. Each chapter opens with a list of learning objectives and ends with reviTable of Contents1 Introduction to Natural Hazards 2 Internal Structure of Earth and Plate Tectonics 3 Earthquakes4 Tsunamis5 Volcanoes 6 Flooding 7 Mass Wasting 8 Subsidence and Soils 9 Atmospheric Processes and Severe Weather 10 Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones 11 Coastal Hazards 12 Climate Change and Natural Hazards13 Wildfires 14 Impacts and Extinctions
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St Martin's Press The Longest Minute
Book SynopsisA New York Times Book Review Editor''s ChoiceMatthew J. Davenport's The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, and how a great earthquake sparked a devastating and preventable firestorm.At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, catching most of the city asleep. For approximately one minute, shockwaves buckled streets, shattered water mains, collapsed buildings, crushed hundreds of residents to death and trapped many alive. Fires ignited and blazed through dry wooden ruins and grew into a firestorm. For the next three days, flames devoured collapsed ruins, killed trapped survivors, and nearly destroyed what was then the largest city in the American West.Meticulously researched and gracefully written, The Longest Minute is both a harrowing chronicle of devastation and the portrait of a city's resilience in the burning aftermath of greed an
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Great Fire of Rome
Book SynopsisA thrilling and momentous account of the Great Fire of Rome and how a modern city arose from its embers. Peril was everywhere in ancient Rome, but the Great Fire of 64 CE was unlike anything the city had ever experienced. No building, no neighborhood, no person was safe from conflagration. When the fire finally subsidedafter burning for nine days straightvast swaths of Rome were in ruins. The greatest city of the ancient world had endured its greatest blow. In The Great Fire of Rome, Joseph J. Walsh tells the true story of this deadly episode in Rome's history. He explains why Rome was such a vulnerable tinderbox, outlines the difficulties of life in that exciting and dangerous city, and recounts the fire's aftermath and legacya legacy that includes the transformation of much of ancient Rome into a modern city. Situating the fire within the context of other perils that residents of Rome faced, including frequent flooding, pollution, crime, and dangerously shoddy construction, he highTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue I Perils of Life in Rome II Inferno III The Day After IV Neropolis V Legacy Appendix A. Sources Appendix B. Proposed Timeline of the Great Fire Notes Suggested Further Reading Index
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Temple University Press,U.S. Rebuilding Community after Katrina
Book SynopsisRebuilding Community after Katrina chronicles the innovative and ambitious partnership between Cornell University's City and Regional Planning department and ACORN Housing, an affiliate of what was the nation's largest low-income community organization. These unlikely allies came together to begin to rebuild devastated neighborhoods in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The editors and contributors to this volume allow participants' voices to show how this partnership integrated careful, technical analysis with aggressive community outreach and organizing. With essays by activists, organizers, community members, and academics on the ground, Rebuilding Community after Katrina presents insights on the challenges involved in changing the way politicians and analysts imagined the future of New Orleans' Ninth Ward.What emerges from this complex drama are lessons about community planning, organizational relationships, and team building across multi-cultural lines. The accounts presented i
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Pelican Publishing Company Cajun Navy Ground Force
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Pelican Publishing Company Coast Guard Miracles of New Orleans
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing Hurricane Agnes in the Wyoming Valley Images of
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Arcadia Publishing The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900
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Arcadia Publishing Southern California Surf Music 19601966
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Arcadia Publishing Disasters of Onondaga County
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History Press Winchester Connecticut A History from Founding to
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History Press Shark Attacks of the Jersey Shore
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History Press Connecticut River Valley Flood of 1936 Disaster
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History Press Indiana and the Great Flood of 1913
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