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  • Global Obligations for the Right to Food
    George Kent
    A child may be born into a poor country, but not a poor world. If global human rights are to be meaningful, they must be universal. Global Obligations for the Right to Food assesses the nature and depth of the global responsibility to provide adequate food to the world’s population. While governments have a primary responsibility for assuring the right to food for people unde...
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    158,05 €

  • Global Obligations for the Right to Food
    George Kent
    A child may be born into a poor country, but not a poor world. If global human rights are to be meaningful, they must be universal. Global Obligations for the Right to Food assesses the nature and depth of the global responsibility to provide adequate food to the world’s population. While governments have a primary responsibility for assuring the right to food for people unde...
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    54,27 €

  • Leadership When the Sky Falls
    Robert Hurst
    Why write a book about leadership in times of crisis? Because it is needed. Disaster and large-scale incidents are growing in size, scope, and intensity on the American landscape. With this growth comes the commensurate need for good leadership during those times of crisis. Leaders who function well in a normal daily environment often find crisis leadership challenging. Pre...
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    11,95 €

  • Who They Were
    Robert C. Shaler / Robert CShaler
    In Who They Were, Dr. Robert C. Shaler, the man who directed the largest and most groundbreaking forensic DNA investigation in U.S. history, tells with poignant clarity and refreshing honesty the story behind the relentless effort to identify the 2,749 victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center.No part of the investigation into the 9/11 attacks has taken as long or been l...
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    21,50 €

  • Coping with Crisis
    Jim Burtles
    In the wake of a catastrophic event, the witness may discover or experience unsettling emotions which can trigger subsequent behaviors. These reactions can lead to a number of consequences, some of which are unproductive. Restabilization is a practical means of addressing these reactions and the resultant issues. It is a four-step process of self-discovery guided, but not led, ...
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    16,40 €

  • Crisis Intervention Training for Disaster Workers
    George W. Doherty / George WDoherty
    This book provides information about training for mental health professionals and first responders who work with victims of disaster related stress and trauma. It helps prepare them to relate with disaster victims and co-workers. Warning signs and symptoms are explored together with stages, strategies and interventions for recovery.The book will introduce you to disasters, the ...
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    28,57 €

  • Racing the Storm
    Hillary Potter
    On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit land and gravely affected the lives of many people in the states along the Gulf Coast. Katrina went beyond demonstrating the devastating natural effects of a hurricane by exposing the continuing significance of race relations and racial stereotyping in U.S. society.Racing the Storm serves to highlight the race-based perceptions of and r...
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    163,34 €

  • Racing the Storm
    Hillary Potter
    On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit land and gravely affected the lives of many people in the states along the Gulf Coast. Katrina went beyond demonstrating the devastating natural effects of a hurricane by exposing the continuing significance of race relations and racial stereotyping in U.S. society.Racing the Storm serves to highlight the race-based perceptions of and r...
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    66,47 €

  • Closure
    William Jr. Keegan / William JrKeegan
    On the morning of 9/11, the Port Authority Police Department was the first uniformed service to respond to the attack on the World Trade Center. When the towers collapsed, thirty-seven of its officers were killed -- the largest loss of law enforcement officers in U.S. history.That afternoon, Lieutenant William Keegan began the work of recovery. The FDNY and NYPD had the territo...
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    15,48 €

  • Taking Charge in Troubled Times
    Recent years have seen an extraordinary number of major disasters, critical incidents and other events that have had major impacts on our world. The 2004 tsunami, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan affect millions of lives daily. Potential events such as Avian Flu pandemic, global warming and the increasing threats of spreading unrest in the Middl...
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    20,98 €

  • Managing Coastal Vulnerability
    Addresses coastal vulnerability around the world with examples from the Ebro Delta (Spain), the crumbling cliffs of Corton Village/Suffolk (UK), tsunami-worn Phuket (Thailand/Indian Ocean), and others. This work is intended for academics, researchers, students and policy advisors in geography, economics, sociology, and environmental science. ...
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    196,54 €

  • Lessons of Disaster
    Thomas A. Birkland / Thomas ABirkland
    Even before the wreckage of a disaster is cleared, one question is foremost in the minds of the public: 'What can be done to prevent this from happening again?' Today, news media and policymakers often invoke the 'lessons of September 11' and the 'lessons of Hurricane Katrina.' Certainly, these unexpected events heightened awareness about problems that might have contributed to...
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    38,43 €

  • Voice of the Poor
    Peter W. Jr. Dangerfield
    In the history of New Orleans, there are those who make policy and those who are forced to live by policy. To help balance the scales, Voice of the Poor: Citizen Participation Informing Public Policy for Rebuilding New Orleans focuses on low-income residents, mostly African Americans, whose views are needed to help rebuild the shattered city in a way that will make it more sus...
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    12,66 €

  • A Season to Remember 2005-2006
    Dane S Lumetta
    One August day, normal lives were turned upside down when this monstrous hurricane hit the Gulf Coast. People were caught in turmoil, not knowing which way to turn. Some were able to get out when they heeded the warnings given by our leaders. Others were not able, due to lack of transportation and or funds. The roads out were very congested with traffic, with thousands of peopl...
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    19,88 €

  • Hurricane Katrina
    Hilry Thomas
    HURRICANE KATRINA BROUGHT DEVASTATION TO MANY. COME AND EXPERIENCE GOD POWER TO HEAL AND DELIVER YOU FROM ANY PROBLEMS YOU MAY HAVE.THIS BOOK HAS EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE DURING AND AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA. ALLOW GOD TO BE YOUR HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT. 3 ...
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    9,27 €

  • Understanding International Counter Terrorism
    A. Hunsicker / AHunsicker
    Understanding of Operational Counter Terrorism is one serious effort to lay out a comprehensive strategy of how to deal with a whole gamut of possible terrorist incidents by using a language that any person or first responders like policemen, security personnel, firemen, paramedics, etc. can understand.This guide covers everything from bombings and hostage- taking, to NBC (Nucl...
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    44,46 €

  • Cry from the Deep
    Ramsey Flynn
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    16,95 €

  • Why Your Gasoline Prices Are High
    Seldon B Graham Jr.
    US oil production has been plunging downward since 1986. The result is that gasoline prices have been going up. If you do not like high gasoline prices, this book is for you. 3 ...
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    12,28 €

  • Auckland Unplugged
    Eric Stern / Lina Svedin / Lindy Newlove
    Virtually all of the socio-technical systems that maintain public order, quality of life, and commerce depend on a reliable electric supply, and critical infrastructure failures such as ’blackouts’ have profound implications for citizens and for those who govern in their name. Social scientists have noted the impact of such failures on society, and undertake the study of crisis...
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    54,46 €

  • Measuring Disaster Preparedness
    Margaret R O'Leary / Margaret R O’Leary
    Measuring Disaster Preparedness is the seminal work on using measurement to manage the disaster preparation process. Its audience is that diverse group of local leaders and public servants whom communities of various types and sizes will hold to account to plan for, mitigate, and if necessary, respond to natural--and unnatural--disasters.Written by a seasoned expert with almost...
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    17,53 €

  • Measuring Disaster Preparedness
    Margaret R O'Leary / Margaret R O’Leary
    Measuring Disaster Preparedness is the seminal work on using measurement to manage the disaster preparation process. Its audience is that diverse group of local leaders and public servants whom communities of various types and sizes will hold to account to plan for, mitigate, and if necessary, respond to natural--and unnatural--disasters.Written by a seasoned expert with almost...
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    28,78 €

  • The First 72 Hours
    Margaret O'Leary / Margaret O’Leary
    The First 72 Hours is the seminal anthology of the perspectives of public and private sector leaders who came together after September 11, 2001 to design more disaster-resilient communities. Under the umbrella of the Suburban Emergency Management Project, these leaders learned from national experts and one another that all disasters are intensely local at first and that most co...
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    37,29 €

  • The First 72 Hours
    Margaret O'Leary / Margaret O’Leary
    The First 72 Hours is the seminal anthology of the perspectives of public and private sector leaders who came together after September 11, 2001 to design more disaster-resilient communities. Under the umbrella of the Suburban Emergency Management Project, these leaders learned from national experts and one another that all disasters are intensely local at first and that most co...
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    28,97 €

  • Thoughts on Fire
    Frank Bryce McCluskey
    They can walk through fire. They would sacrifice their own lives to save yours.In the tradition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Thoughts on Fire is a meditation on how to live a life that matters. Drawing on his dual life as a philosophy professor and firefighter, 'Dr. Frank' begins a journey not just into the fire, but inside himself. The lessons of this voyag...
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    14,35 €

  • Thoughts on Fire
    Frank Bryce McCluskey
    They can walk through fire. They would sacrifice their own lives to save yours.In the tradition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Thoughts on Fire is a meditation on how to live a life that matters. Drawing on his dual life as a philosophy professor and firefighter, 'Dr. Frank' begins a journey not just into the fire, but inside himself. The lessons of this voyag...
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    21,90 €

  • Gifts From America
    Cornelius Deasy
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    27,48 €

  • Gifts From America
    Cornelius Deasy
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    15,69 €

  • Flowers After the Funeral
    Richard J Cox / Richard J. Cox / Richard JCox
    In this series of four essays, Richard J. Cox explores the social and professional ramifications of 9/11 on our information landscape. ’Musing,’ written on the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks, looks back at a year of change and commemoration. ’Reacting’ examines the impact of 9/11 on a department of information sciences. ’Preparing’ is a cogent argument for the need ...
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    78,34 €

  • Auckland Unplugged
    Eric Stern / Lina Svedin / Lindy Newlove
    Virtually all of the socio-technical systems that maintain public order, quality of life, and commerce depend on a reliable electric supply, and critical infrastructure failures such as 'blackouts' have profound implications for citizens and for those who govern in their name. Social scientists have noted the impact of such failures on society, and undertake the study of crisis...
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    131,98 €

  • The Third Freedom
    George McGovern / GEORGE SMCGOVERN
    In The Third Freedom, former three-term Democratic senator George McGovern describes his strategy to end world hunger in our time. When McGovern was the Democrats’ nominee for president in 1972, 35 percent of the people in the world were hungry. By 1996, that figure was cut in half. Now, McGovern says, is the time to end world hunger entirely. 'Ending it (hunger),' he says, 'is...
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    21,48 €


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