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  • After the Flood

    Exploring Operational Resilience

    par A. H. Hay ...
    When disaster strikes, the amount of planning done ahead of time will dictate how quickly a system can recover and return to normal. Even the largest and most complex organizations can experience upset and disruption, whether by flood, fire, power failure, earthquake, or anything else that life can throw at us. Resiliency, like any other performance measure, can be designed into businesses, ... En savoir plus

    $3.99 CAD

  • Before the Storm

    Exploring Protection Planning and Security Integration

    par A. H. Hay, PhD CEng PEng FICE FInstRE RSES CRM ...
    We build infrastructure and everything else for a purpose, which enables a service, activity, or capability. All infrastructure has a purpose. When we protect against harm, it is the purpose that we are protecting. When we know how to protect that purpose, we know what we require of our infrastructure and can incorporate our protection approach and measures directly into the design. When ... En savoir plus

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  • The Buffalo Creek Disaster

    How the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought suit against the coal company--and won

    par Gerald M. Stern ...
    The "suspenseful and completely absorbing story" (San Francisco Chronicle) of how survivors of the worst coal-mining disaster in history triumphed over corporate irresponsibility—written by the young lawyer who took on their case and won.One Saturday morning in February 1972, an impoundment dam owned by the Pittston Coal Company burst, sending a 130 million gallon, 25 foot tidal wave of water, ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • Flight 232

    A Story of Disaster and Survival

    par Laurence Gonzales ...
    "A richly detailed story that is equal parts heartbreaking, inspiring…and full of fascinating science…masterful." —San Francisco ChronicleAs hundreds of rescue workers waited on the ground, United Airlines Flight 232 wallowed drunkenly over the bluffs northwest of Sioux City. The plane slammed onto the runway and burst into a vast fireball. The rescuers didn't move at first: nobody could possibly ... En savoir plus

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  • Breach of Faith

    Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City

    par Jed Horne ...
    Hurricane Katrina shredded one of the great cities of the South, and as levees failed and the federal relief effort proved lethally incompetent, a natural disaster became a man-made catastrophe. As an editor of New Orleans’ daily newspaper, the Pulitzer Prize—winning Times-Picayune, Jed Horne has had a front-row seat to the unfolding drama of the city’s collapse into chaos and its continuing ... En savoir plus

    $8.99 CAD

  • What Stands in a Storm

    A True Story of Love and Resilience in the Worst Superstorm in History

    par Kim Cross ...
    Enter the eye of the storm in this gripping real-life thriller—A Perfect Storm on land—that chronicles “the sum and substance of the most catastrophic mass-tornado attack in recorded American history” (Ron Rowers, Pultizer Prize winner): a horrific three-day superstorm with 358 separate tornadoes touching down in twenty-one states and destroying entire towns.April 27, 2011 was the climax of a ... En savoir plus

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  • Volcanoes & Earthquakes, What & Why? : 2nd Grade Science Series

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    Collections series Children's Earthquake & Volcano Books
    Why do volcanoes and earthquakes happen? Is Earth throwing a tantrum? Let your child decode the answers for these on his/her own through this interactive educational book. Composed of pictures that allow for the understanding of geology and vulcanology, this is a great resource that would complement the heavy school textbooks. Grab a copy now! ... En savoir plus

    $6.99 CAD

  • Disaster

    Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security

    par Christopher Cooper, Robert Block ...
    Based on exclusive interviews, the inside story of how America's emergency response system failed and how it remains dangerously brokenWhen Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on the morning of August 29, 2005, federal and state officials were not prepared for the devastation it would bring—despite all the drills, exercises, and warnings. In this troubling exposé of what went wrong, Christopher Cooper ... En savoir plus

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  • The Disaster Profiteers

    How Natural Disasters Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Even Poorer

    par John C. Mutter ...
    Natural disasters don't matter for the reasons we think they do. They generally don't kill a huge number of people. Most years more people kill themselves than are killed by Nature's tantrums. And using standard measures like Gross Domestic Product (GDP) it is difficult to show that disasters significantly interrupt the economy.It's what happens after the disasters that really matters-when the ... En savoir plus

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  • Machining for Hobbyists

    Getting Started

    par Karl Moltrecht ...
    Machining for Hobbyists is for do-it-yourselfers and hobbyists who want to set up or expand a small machine shop in their garage, basement, shed or perhaps in a rented space. With their own shop, hobbyists can build models and undertake other building and maintenance projects that involve using different metals. Working in metal requires skills, knowledge, and equipment that are unlike other ... En savoir plus

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  • Crisis Intervention Training for Disaster Workers

    An Introduction

    par George W. Doherty ...
    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 community response, ... En savoir plus

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  • Sustainability in the Process Industry: Integration and Optimization

    Integration and Optimization

    par Jiri Klemes, Ferenc Friedler, Igor Bulatov, Petar Varbanov ...
    Improve the energy efficiency of process industry practicesSustainability in the Process Industry explains process integration and optimization and discusses applications for improving the energy and water efficiency of industrial as well as nonindustrial energy users. Approaches for adapting these methodologies to include the integration of waste and renewable energy sources are covered. This ... En savoir plus

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