Great Disasters

Author : Laurie A. Johnson,Robert B. Olshansky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Crisis management
ISBN : 1558443312

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After Great Disasters by Laurie A. Johnson,Robert B. Olshansky Pdf

Great natural disasters are rare, but their aftermath can change the fortunes of a city or region forever. This book and its companion Policy Focus Report identify lessons from different parts of the world to help communities and government leaders better organize for recovery after future disasters. The authors consider the processes and outcomes of community recovery and reconstruction following major disasters in six countries: China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. Post-disaster reconstruction offers opportunities to improve construction and design standards, renew infrastructure, create new land use arrangements, reinvent economies, and improve governance. If done well, reconstruction can help break the cycle of disaster-related impacts and losses, and improve the resilience of a city or region.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Readers Digest
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Natural disasters.
ISBN : 089577321X

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Great Disasters by Anonim Pdf

A comprehensive, historical overview of some of the world's greatest natural disasters captures the power of the human spirit as it triumphs over the floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other calamities

Author : Peter Hall
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1982-03-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520046078

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Great Planning Disasters by Peter Hall Pdf

"Wide-ranging, significant, and readable...It will earn respect in non-academics as well as academic circles. A first-rate job."—Lloyd Rodwin

Author : David Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0380760436

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Great Disasters by David Keller Pdf

Describes some of the great disasters of history, both natural and man-made.

Author : Makoto Iokibe
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472054671

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The Era of Great Disasters by Makoto Iokibe Pdf

The Era of Great Disasters examines modern disaster response in Japan, from the changing earthquake preparations and regulations, to immediate emergency procedures from the national, prefectural, and city levels, and finally the evolving efforts of rebuilding and preparing for the next great disaster in the hopes of minimizing their tragic effects. This book focuses on three major earthquakes from Japan’s modern history. The first is the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, which struck the capital region. The second is the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, affecting the area between Kobe and Osaka. The third is the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the magnitude 9.0 quake that struck off the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region, causing a devastating tsunami and nuclear accident. While the events of (and around) each of these earthquakes are unique, Professor Iokibe brings his deep expertise and personal experience to each disaster, unveiling not only the disasters themselves but the humanity underneath. In each case, he gives attention and gratitude to those who labored to save lives and restore the communities affected, from the individuals on the scene to government officials and military personnel and emergency responders, in the hope that we might learn from the past and move forward with greater wisdom, knowledge, and common purpose.

Author : Kit Bonner Carolyn Bonner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Shipwrecks
ISBN : 1610606809

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Great Ship Disasters by Kit Bonner Carolyn Bonner Pdf

Author : Logan Marshall
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9783954272266

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The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters by Logan Marshall Pdf

Only a few weeks after the sinking of the Titanic, Marshall Logan was the first author to publish an account of the tragic event. His book contains plenty of information that has become forgotten over the last hundred years and provides a very detailed insight into the shipwreck. Most remarkable about Logan's work is its focus on personal stories of the Titanic's passengers. Told by those who survived, the history of the Titanic is most authentic and absorbing, even for contemporary readers. Reprint of the original edition.

Author : Richard Gordon
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780755147083

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Great Medical Disasters by Richard Gordon Pdf

Man's activities have been tainted by disaster ever since the serpent first approached Eve in the garden. And the world of medicine is no exception. In this outrageous and strangely informative book, Richard Gordon explores some of history's more bizarre medical disasters.

Author : Julian Spilsbury
Publisher : Quercus Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784292157

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Great Military Disasters by Julian Spilsbury Pdf

Great Military Disasters tells the dramatic stories behind the world's most calamitous conflicts. From the French army's failure to understand the impact of new technology at Crécy to Hitler's blatant overconfidence at Stalingrad, military historian Julian Spilsbury provides thrilling accounts of each disaster, covering exactly what went wrong, how and why. Of course, a disastrous outcome for one side meant victory for another, so as well as exploring the reasons the conflict ended in disaster, Great Military Disasters also reveals the key to victory. Eyewitness quotations add another dimension to this intriguing study of human incompetence of the gravest kind.

Author : Anthony W. Rasporich,Maxwell Foran
Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9781552380918

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Harm's Way by Anthony W. Rasporich,Maxwell Foran Pdf

The stories told in this collection, though tragic for many, illustrate the steadfast determination and courage of people in the face of misfortune and extreme distress. From the lesser-known weed outbreaks and tornadoes to the world-wide influenza outbreak in 1918 that devastated many Calgary families, these stories focus on the human side of these disasters. It may be a heroic individual or the collective response of a community, but what is truly remarkable in these stories is the human response to the world being turned upside down by famine and disease, by flood, fire, or rock slide, by wind and cold, by dynamite or gas explosions, or even by the seemingly mundane threat of weeds upon crops. It is the resolution to continue to fight and the persistence of the human spirit and its adaptability to challenges that is the true story of a century of development in western Canada

Author : John Canning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Disasters
ISBN : 0831739878

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Great Disasters by John Canning Pdf

Author : Hugh Vickers
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1985-10-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 0312346344

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Great Operatic Disasters by Hugh Vickers Pdf

To its devotees, opera is the most sublime of arts. It is also one of the most accident prone, and when things go wrong, they tend to do so on a grand scale. Great Operatic Disasters records some of the most memorable calamities from opera houses around the world. Most of them are true, some have been embroidered over the years, and a few, well, se non e vero, e ben trovato.

Author : Herbert Genzmer,Parragon, Incorporated
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Disasters
ISBN : 1405495200

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Great Disasters in History by Herbert Genzmer,Parragon, Incorporated Pdf

Accompanied by sensational photos and illustrations, the eight chapters of this book present some of the most significant catastrophes in the history of the world.

Author : Joyce Robins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Disasters
ISBN : 0600569950

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The World's Greatest Disasters by Joyce Robins Pdf

Author : Stephen J. Spignesi
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0806525584

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Catastrophe! by Stephen J. Spignesi Pdf

More than half of the disasters chronicled are natural. These floods, storms, droughts, blizzards, famines and epidemics are fierce reminders that humankind is no match for the devastating force and fury of nature. From the Great Influenza Epidemic of WWI that took nearly 40 million lives to the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, there are numerous accounts of catastrophes that could not be averted, and whose destructive power was beyond imagining.