Natural disasters Books

Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction of Health System Resilience: Concept and Implementation in Developing Countries.- Chapter 2. Crisis in Health Resource Allocation: Lessons from the Pandemic.- Chapter 3. Coordination Problem in Dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia.- Chapter 4. Resilience, Work Spirituality and the Work Engagement of Nurses: Post-Pandemic Covid-19.- Chapter 5. Planning of Health System Transformation to Achieve SDG3: To Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-being for All at All Ages.- Chapter 6. Supporting Health System: Building Resilience for Nutrition Provision in Indonesia.- Chapter 7. Sustaining Collaborative Regional Innovation: A Case Study of Banyuwangi Local Public Hospital Innovation Health Programs.- Chapter 8. The Transformation of the Health Technology System in Developing Countries Post-pandemic Crisis and the Recommendation to Maintain Sustainability: Lesson Learned from COVID-19 Pandemic.- Chapter 9. The Need for Digital Literacy and Legal Framework in the Health System Service Transformation.- Chapter 10. Hospital Readiness for the Digital Health Transformation.- Chapter 11. Developing Future Health System Resilience: Takeaway Message.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction: Displacement and Resettlement.- Chapter 2. Exploring the Multiple Dimensions of Displacement and Resettlement.- Chapter 3. Post-disaster Reconstruction in the Indigenous Context: Investigation of Housing Modification in Taiwan.- Chapter 4. Long-term Spontaneous Resident-driven Housing Modifications in Post-disaster Resettled Communities in the Philippines: A Longitudinal Study.- Chapter 5. Long-term Spontaneous Resident-driven Housing Modifications in Post-disaster Resettled Communities in the Philippines: A Longitudinal Study.- Chapter 6. Evolution of Traditional Mayangna Housing in Nicaragua: Effects of Resettlements and Cultural Transformations on its Habitability through Comfort Simulations.- Chapter 7. From Vernacular Architecture to Temporary Housing: A Case Study of Itakura Construction in Japan.- Chapter 8. An Approach for Neighborhood Form Generation for Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Temporary Housing Settlements.- Chapter 9. An Approach for Neighborhood Form Generation for Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Temporary Housing Settlements.- Chapter 10. Community-University Efforts in High Vulnerability Contexts: Housing Reconstruction After the 2017 September Earthquakes in Mexico.- Chapter 11. Making New Community Relationships at Post-Earthquake and Tsunami Relocation Sites in Tohoku, Japan.- Chapter 12. Relocation and Rebuilding of a Religious Facility Destroyed in a Disaster in Japan: An Experience of Kumano Hongu Taisha after the 1889 Flood.- Chapter 13. Indicators to Get You Home.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction and overview of disaster risk landscape: Perspectives of twenty years from the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004.- Chapter 2. Transforming Disaster Risk Governance: Towards More Collaborative and Inclusive Approach for Tsunami Risk Reduction.- Chapter 3. All hazards approach and its importance in the risk reduction.- Chapter 4. The Evolution of Global Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in Indian Ocean Basin in Twenty Years.- Chapter 5. Systemic, Complex and Compound Hazards and Its Consideration in Risk Reduction Framework.- Chapter 6. Multicultural Nursing Approach on Primary Health Care to Enhancing Globalized Community Resilience in Japan.- Chapter 7. Understanding the mechanism of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami as a complex disaster.- Chapter 8. Science Technology and Innovation in Disaster Risk Reduction: A Review of 20 years.- Chapter 9. Progress in Ecosystem-based Approach for Disaster Risk Reduction over the Last 20 Years.- Chapter 10. The shelter sector two decades after the Indian Ocean Tsunami.- Chapter 11. Enhancing Community Resilience: Lessons from Disaster Responses and Policies for Effective Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction.- Chapter 12. Evolution of Disaster Education in the Schools: The Experience of Asia and the Pacific Region.- Chapter 13. Key Progress and Challenges in Tsunami Risk Reduction in the ASEAN Region.- Chapter 14. Urban planning in tsunami prone areas: A comparative study on integration of urban planning strategies in tsunami preparedness planning.- Chapter 15. Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia: 20 Years After Aceh Tsunami.- Chapter 16. Two Decades from the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Key challenges and advancements In Thailand.- Chapter 17. Development and Progress of Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Malaysia.- Chapter 18. India's Progress on Disaster Risk Reduction Over Last 20 Years.- Chapter 19. Bangladesh's progress on disaster risk reduction over the last 20 years.- Chapter 20. Echoes of the Indian Ocean Tsunami in Sri Lanka: Two Decades of Lessons Learnt and Future Challenges in Disaster Management.- Chapter 21. Determination of Constraints in Existing DRR Coordination Mechanisms among Different Humanitarian Actors of Coastal Bangladesh.-  Chapter 22. 20 years After: A Snapshot of Affected Communities in the Aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Sri Lanka.

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Book SynopsisSummary Report of the 6th Global Summit of GADRI.- Contributions of disaster research institutes to the sustainable disaster-resilient world -Results of the questionnaire survey.- The state of Disaster Risk Reduction and the Transformations Needed to Take the World from Risk to Resilience.- What Happened on 6 February 2023 Earthquakes in Türkiye.

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Book SynopsisEarthquakes. You only need to worry about them if you're in San Francisco, right? No.

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Book SynopsisA speculative glimpse at the numerous possibilities of how the world will end and what happens when it does, written by VICE journalist Mike PearlTrade ReviewBrilliantly anxiety affirming...Thanks to Mike Pearl, I can now claim my constant feeling of dread is based on expert interviews and careful scientific research. * Zach Weinersmith, coauthor of Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything *A deeply entertaining-if occasionally horrifying-imagining of a world where the unlikely has become the reality. * Joshua Piven, author of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook *The Day It Finally Happens got my brain buzzing with stories that bring together fantasy and reality. The well-researched speculations induce daydreams and nightmares and mark Mike Pearl as one of his generation's most interesting writers. * Alec Ross, New York Times bestselling author of The Industries of the Future *In his fascinating book The Day It Finally Happens journalist Mike Pearl, who admits almost gleefully that he suffers from generalized anxiety disorder and extended stretches of panic, imagines the future and is shocked by what he foresees. Think Woody Allen meets Alvin Toffler. Just as Toffler's Future Shock set a standard for crystal ball gazing decades ago, Pearl's mighty oak of a book gives us a sobering, and at times humorous, assessment of what's on today's horizon. When you present a litany of dire statistics, as Pearl often does, it's wise to preserve a sense of humor. Pearl has that in abundance. He's a funny guy, but with a serious side. I came away from The Day It Finally Happens bubbling with new information, and hopeful-but not certain-of a better future. * Charles Panati, author of Panati’s Extraordinary Endings of Practically Everything and Everybody *The Day It Finally Happens is unlike anything I've ever read. It's a bit like losing yourself in a thrumming kaleidoscope of our favorite hypothetical futures, which range from looming hellscapes to our most durable dreams-but you'll be surprisingly well-informed when you finally come to in the present. Sharp, comic, blunt, and justifiably anxious, Pearl is the ideal tour guide to what lies ahead. You'll probably find yourself, as I did, flipping to the next scenario, and the next, long past any sane hour of the night. Pearl's investigations into the worlds of tomorrow are never anything less than engrossing. * Brian Merchant, bestselling author of The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone *Alternately reassuring and hair-raising, The Day It Finally Happens uncovers surprising answers to all those 'What if?' questions that keep us up at night. It's like peering through a crack in time at what lies ahead and feeling yourself unable to take your eyes away. Trust Mike Pearl to be your intrepid guide to the future. * David Feldman, author of Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? and Why Do Fish Sleep? *I was floored by the detail in this survey of looming doom. Whether you intend to survive the cataclysm or merely drown passively in a tsunami of fire you should be versed in every one of these scenarios. Remember to keep a small bag packed! * John Roderick, host of the Omnibus Project Podcast, an apocalypse primer *

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Book SynopsisPerfect for all children experiencing loss or grief, A Flood of Kindness gracefully confronts difficult feelings and celebrates the healing power of kindness."The night the river jumped its banks, everything changed."So begins A Flood of Kindness, a poignant picture book that addresses grief and loss and demonstrates how kindness can bring hope. Written in spare prose and told from an intimate first-person point of view, the story follows Charlotte, a young girl who watches floodwaters rise in her home and is forced to evacuate to a storm shelter with her parents. Kind people she doesn't know give her food, socks and shoes to keep her feet warm, and a place to sleep. As Charlotte adjusts to the shelter--a strange, crowded place that is not home--she grapples with feelings of anger and sadness. But as the days go by, Charlotte starts to realize how grateful she is for the things that she does have--her parents, a cot to sleep on, food to eat--and starts looking for ways to help others in the shelter.All children deal with sadness and loss in some way, whether it stems from a natural disaster, the death of a pet, or moving to a new place. A Flood of Kindness acknowledges those difficult feelings and helps readers process them in a healthy way. Children will be encouraged to be kind to those who need a friend and to help others in whatever way they can, no matter how small.

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Book Synopsis“This comprehensive book offers a fascinating overview of how those fires are fought, and some conversation-starters for how we might reimagine our relationship with the woods.” —Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet Wildfire season is burning longer and hotter, affecting more and more people, especially in the west. Land on Fire explores the fascinating science behind this phenomenon and the ongoing research to find a solution. This gripping narrative details how years of fire suppression and chronic drought have combined to make the situation so dire. Award-winning nature writer Gary Ferguson brings to life the extraordinary efforts of those responsible for fighting wildfires, and deftly explains how nature reacts in the aftermath of flames. Dramatic photographs reveal the terror and beauty of fire, as well as the staggering effect it has on the landscape.

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Book SynopsisExploring some of the world’s more remote regions can be an exciting and rewarding experience, but should things go wrong, would you know what to do? Do you possess the basics skills and, above all the determination and will to survive? With a total of 150 expert survival tips, Survival Tips gives you the basic skills to keep going in any situation, and reach safety. Tips range from using an ice axe and sheltering from the wind, to finding fresh water and building a protective shelter. Survival Tips is an easy-to-use handbook of professional survival skills. It teaches survival fundamentals for every scenario and every environment, from the sub-zero landscape of the Arctic to the scorching suns of the tropics. In clear and practical terms, the book explains how to preserve life with minimal external aids and stay safe. Topics covered include: how to make hunting weapons, identifying edible plants, survival psychology, evasion techniques, celestial navigation, surviving at sea, constructing shelters, hunting and trapping techniques, making fire, improvised cooking vessels, improvising weapons, endurance techniques and finding underground water. The book also explores traditionally less well-covered but equally essential aspects of survival such as natural remedies for common diseases, rope handling and climbing methods and unarmed combat. Illustrated with more than 100 black-and-white illustrations, Survival Tips provides the reader with a single source of invaluable survival information.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Preparation and Equipment Includes: selecting the right fabrics and clothing for the environment; the layering principle of clothing; selection and care of boots; packing a comprehensive first-aid kit; selecting sleeping bags; packing a rucksack; recommended contents of a survival tin; knives and utility tools 2. Sustaining Life Includes: underground water sources; animals, plants and terrain as indicators of water; purifying water; making water-storage vessels; constructing solar stills and transpiration bags; conserving the body’s water. Includes: rules for identifying edible plants; applying the universal edibility test; common edible wilderness plants; fungi as a source of food; storing plant foodstuffs; recognising early symptoms of poisoning 3. Surviving in Mountainous Regions Includes: required kit for mountain survival; proper use of an ice axe; applications of walking and climbing ropes 4. Surviving in the Desert Includes: treating heatstroke and dehydration; special measures for conserving water; finding water in dried-up riverbeds; insect nutrition in the desert; adapting clothing for extreme heat and sunshine; making desert shelters 5. Surviving in Polar Regions Includes: constructing igloos and snow shelters; arctic foods; understanding, preventing and treating hypothermia; frostbite and trench foot; fire-making materials available in sub-zero climates; ice fishing; surviving a fall through ice 6. Survival at Sea Includes: selection and care of flotation devices; attracting attention at sea; correct procedure for abandoning ship; indicators of land; making a landing; distilling sea water; dealing with sharks and other dangerous marine life; winds and ocean navigation 7. Tropical Survival Includes: identifying dangerous tropical animals; special requirements for jungle shelters; finding safe water supplies; types of tropical environment; treating insect bites and stings; treating common tropical illnesses 8. Navigation and Signalling Includes: preparing an area for helicopter rescue; what to do in case of vehicle breakdown in a remote area; signalling for help; delegating rescue responsibilities between a team; radio maydays; morse code 9. Survival First Aid Includes: assessing the body’s vital signs using the ABC technique; delivering CPR; assessing levels of consciousness; treating common minor injuries, including bruises, rope burns and cuts; wound hygiene; stabilising broken bones Appendix

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