The Book Company: New Products - Emergency Management

Handbook of Flood Risk Management in Developing Countries

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:58:45 +0000

This new handbook brings together various views and experiences of the impacts of flooding and its management in Africa, Asia and Latin America by drawing from traditional and modern approaches adopted by communities, homeowners, academics, project managers, institutions and policy makers.

Price: $79.99

Handbook of Flood Risk Management and Community Action (An International Perspective)

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:58:38 +0000

This handbook emphasizes the need for community action as part of an integrated flood risk management approach, highlighting case studies that have made positive impacts, resulting in resilience-enhancing actions which can improve global community understanding.

Price: $79.99

Emergency Management Threats and Hazards (Water)

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:43:46 +0000

Emergency Management Threats and Hazards: Water is a resource guidebook, which bridges the work of the emergency management practitioners and academic researchers, specifically for water-related incidents.

Price: $73.99

Climate Change Effects on Civil Infrastructure (Climate Demands)

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:29:39 +0000

Climate change challenges are unlike any hazard that infrastructure and related shareholders have faced for millennia. These challenges, and the systems that are vulnerable to them, as well as the resulting consequences are interrelated in countless manners and span regions, countries, oceans, ..

Price: $73.99

Organizations and Technical Change (Strategy, Objectives and Involvement)

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:27:50 +0000

First published in 1995, Organizations and Technical Change examines the key changes that have taken place in the external and internal contexts of organizations which have experienced technical change.

Price: $50.99

Plasmonic Nanosensors for Biological and Chemical Threats

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 21:49:32 +0000

This book explores research on various plasmonic nanosensors for analysis of biological and chemical threat agents. It covers a brief theory of plasmonic nanosensors, summarizes molecular recognition of biological and chemical threat agents, and describes the application of nanosensors in the d..

Price: $73.99

Essential Off-Grid Survival Projects (50 Life-saving Solutions for Shelter, Water, Food, and Safety)

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 23:02:26 +0000

Prepare for the unexpected with 50 practical DIY survival projects that help protect your family during power outages, natural disasters, emergencies, and everyday disruptions.

Written by survival expert and Discovery Channel's Naked and Afraid star Ky Furneaux, this hand..

Price: $25.99

Design for Disaster Recovery (Putting People First to Reset Humanitarian Aid in the Built Environment)

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 16:15:57 +0000

At a time of escalating urban disasters and sharply reduced aid budgets, humanitarian aid, long held in need of reform, has no choice but to reset. This book will be crucial reading to anyone working in humanitarian aid, especially planners, architects, engineers and community development pract..

Price: $54.99

Fire Prevention in Modern Construction (A Practical Guide)

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:16:06 +0000

Fire Prevention in Modern Construction: A Practical Guide introduces and explains the fundamentals of construction fire safety. It explores applicable codes and standards while providing a fundamental understanding of common fire protection and life safety systems found in buildings.

Price: $73.99

Decision Making Under Pressure (A Crisis Management Sourcebook for Practitioners)

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:40:44 +0000

In today's world, the need for effective crisis management extends far beyond traditional emergency response personnel. With an increasing number of people facing high-stakes decisions under pressure, the demand for agile and resilient problem-solvers is higher than ever.

Price: $73.99