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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “christopher d lippitt”
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  • Time-Sensitive Remote Sensing

    Edited by Christopher D. Lippitt, Douglas A. Stow, Lloyd L. Coulter ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book documents the state of the art in the use of remote sensing to address time-sensitive information requirements. Specifically, it brings together a group of authors who are both researchers and practitioners, who work toward or are currently using remote sensing to address time-sensitive information requirements with the goal of advancing the effective use of remote sensing to supply time ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Introduction to International Disaster Management

    by Damon P. Coppola ...
    Disaster management is a vibrant and growing field, driven by government spending in the wake of terrorist attacks and environmental debacles, as well as private-sector hiring of risk managers and emergency planners. An ever-increasing number of practicing professionals needs a reference that can provide a solid foundation in ALL major phases of supervision – mitigation, preparedness, response, ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • The Great Penguin Rescue

    40,000 Penguins, a Devastating Oil Spill, and the Inspiring Story of the World's Largest Animal Rescue

    by Dyan deNapoli ...
    The heartwarming true story of a dedicated team—including renowned penguin expert Dyan deNapoli—who saved over 40,000 African penguins from an environmental disaster, showcasing the power of wildlife conservation and human compassion.On June 23, 2000, the iron ore carrier MV Treasure foundered off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, spilling 1,300 tons of oil into the ocean and contaminating the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Floods in a Megacity

    Geospatial Techniques in Assessing Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability

    by Ashraf Dewan ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Flooding is one of the most devastating natural hazards in the world. Available records suggest that both flood frequency and severity are on the rise and this is likely to worsen in the context of climate change. As population, infrastructure and poverty grow rapidly in developing countries, particularly in urban agglomerations of 10 million people or more, floods could cause widespread ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Gone at 3:17

    by David M. Brown; Michael Wereschagin ...
    At 3:17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the schools basement. The odorless, colorless gas went undetected until the flip of an electrical switch triggered a colossal blast. The two-story school, one of the nations most modern, disintegrated, burying ... Read more

    $29.95 USD

  • Geoinformation for Informed Decisions

    Edited by Alias Abdul Rahman, Pawel Boguslawski, Mohamad Nor Said, Kamaludin Mohd Omar, François Anton ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents the latest research developments in geoinformation science, which includes all the sub-disciplines of the field, such as: geomatic engineering, GIS, remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, digital cartography, etc. ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Global Changes and Natural Disaster Management: Geo-information Technologies

    Edited by Saied Pirasteh, Jonathan Li ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents ongoing research and ideas related to earth observations and global change, natural hazards and disaster management studies, with respect to geospatial information technology, remote sensing, and global navigation satellite systems. Readers will discover uses of advanced geospatial tools, spatiotemporal models, and earth observation systems. Chapters identify the international ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Remote Sensing of Hydrological Extremes

    Edited by Venkat Lakshmi ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume provides in-depth coverage of the latest in remote sensing of hydrological extremes: both floods and droughts. The book is divided into two distinct sections – floods and droughts – and offers a variety of techniques for monitoring each.With rapid advances in computer modelling and observing systems, floods and droughts are studied with greater precision today than ever before. Land ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Towards a Territorial Multi-Disaster Buildings’ Resistance Certification

    by Daniele Fabrizio Bignami ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Disaster risk is increasing, not only in number of events, but also in incurred losses. Such increases are being driven also by the growing exposure of assets, due to the rapid urban growth, because vulnerability decreases as countries develop, but not enough to compensate. The situation will be more and more critical, due to the growth of the amount of the building stock. Thus we need new ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Improving Disaster Resilience and Mitigation - IT Means and Tools

    Edited by Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu, Alan Kirschenbaum, Svetlana Cojocaru, Claude Bruderlein ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    The focus of this volume is comprised of the fundamentals, models, and information technologies (IT) methods and tools for disaster prediction and mitigation. A more detailed list of topics includes mathematical and computational modeling of processes leading to or producing disasters, modeling of disaster effects, IT means for disaster mitigation, including data mining tools, knowledge-based and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Environment and Earth Observation

    Case Studies in India

    Edited by D. Mitra, V. K. Dadhwal, S. Hazra, A. Mukhopadhyay, A. R. Ghosh ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents relevant and contemporary research on the remote sensing of landscapes, agriculture & forestry, geomorphology, coasts & oceans, natural hazards and wild habitats. It highlights the application of remote sensing in understanding natural processes and oceanic features, as well as in creating mapping inventories of water resources across different spatial and temporal scales. ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Space Systems for Disaster Warning, Response, and Recovery

    by Scott Madry ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This SpringerBrief provides a general overview of the role of satellite applications for disaster mitigation, warning, planning, recovery and response. It covers both the overall role and perspective of the emergency management community as well as the various space applications that support their work. Key insights are provided as to how satellite telecommunications, remote sensing, navigation ... Read more

    $49.49 USD