Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes
?There has been some degree of reluctance in the past to consider disaster risk management within the mainstream of adaptation to climate variability and climate change. However, there is now wide rec
Exploring the history and role of reduction in the philosophy of science and of mind, this volume offers a new framework in which various notions of reduction can be defined, and offers a a powerful e
If half of the homes in your community were destroyed by a natural disaster, there would be a national outcry for help.Divorce destroys over half of todays' marriages ripping families apart and destro
If half of the homes in your community were destroyed by a natural disaster, there would be a national outcry for help.Divorce destroys over half of todays' marriages ripping families apart and destro
Value- and risk-oriented management is a holistic method of managing businesses. In this book both actuarial methods and methods pertaining to classical internal control and classical risk management
Risk has become one of the main topics in fields as diverse as engineering, medicine and economics, and it is also studied by social scientists, psychologists and legal scholars. This Springer Essenti
"A Nation at Risk: A Personal Narrative of the Cameroonian Crisis" should be construed as a requiem for what used to be known as the Republic of Cameroon. The overriding objective of this book is to s
Key Demographics in Retirement Risk Management argues that the weakening of public and employer-sponsored social safety nets in several countries will permanently increase pre-retirees’ risk-anxiety a
Project Inform, the nation's leading community-based AIDS treatment information and advocacy organization, presents the first comprehensive, user-friendly guide to all the drugs most used by people wi
This Brief explores the role of social crime prevention as a crime reduction strategy in the developing world. "Social crime prevention" focuses on the social and economic factors th
IP-based multimedia communications have become increasingly popular in recent years. With the increasing coverage of the IEEE 802:11? based wireless networks, IP-based multimedia communications over w
This book examines borrowing and risk taking behavior of rural people, which might help to design financial products and delivery of services in the rural market. It also investigates the effectivenes
The role of writing in building community is an important topic. This book moves us through that process by describing the journey into the fold of a particular writing community. While it may be help
"Lifting the Spiritual Self-Esteem of the LGBT Community" is written for all people-whether heterosexual or members of the LGBT community-who are disgusted with the judgmental and discriminatory way t
Providing insight into the lives of troubled, at-risk, and high-risk kids, "Psyche-Soul-ology" offers a new approach to mentor this segment of the population to produce favorable outcomes. Author Dr.
This book is about changing a community from the inside out. How do you change an Urban community? "Rejuvenation" "When rejuvenation takes place, we are a new creation, brand new, new hands, new feet,
Risk-The word's definition is largely dependant on what or whom it's being applied to. If it defines something that you as an individual are contemplating, it creates the uneasy feeling that you could
Risk-The word's definition is largely dependant on what or whom it's being applied to. If it defines something that you as an individual are contemplating, it creates the uneasy feeling that you could
It is now well known that there are close links between financial sector development and economic growth, and in turn between economic growth and poverty reduction. A well-functioning financial sector
Creating Community Finding Meaning in the Place We Live.ALSO AVAILABLE FROM ICA CANADA:The Art of Focused Conversation: 100 Ways to Access Group Wisdom in the Workplace. General Editor. R. Brian Stanf
This book examines anti-spam measures in terms of their potentials, limitations, advantages, and drawbacks. These factors determine to which extent the measures can contribute to the reduction of spam
Content-based 3-D object retrieval has attracted extensive attention recently and has applications in a variety of fields, such as, computer-aided design, tele-medicine,mobile multimedia, virtual real
Diagnosing learning disabilities (LD) in children has never been an easy task. The multiple approaches in use complicate the assessment process, raising the risk of young students getting the wrong se
It was Britain's most humiliating intelligence disaster of World War II. The newly established Special Operations Executive (SOE) dropped fifty-three agents during 1941 and 1942 into the Nazi-occupied
In Safari-based Theology Dr. Enos Lwamba has developed an approach to theology and mission based on his proposed safari motif for the development of theology and mission. Based on his Ph.D. dissertati
The year is 2333. Deep below the surface of Mars an ancient alien secret awaits discovery... A slumbering enemy will finally be revealed... And Bouron Futch will risk all to bring this enemy and new k
The year is 2333. Deep below the surface of Mars an ancient alien secret awaits discovery... A slumbering enemy will finally be revealed... And Bouron Futch will risk all to bring this enemy and new k
I am writing this book to clear up a few misunderstandings and wrong beliefs about the dual sexuality beings' community (which you call the gay community). And that is, it is not their personal choice
I am writing this book to clear up a few misunderstandings and wrong beliefs about the dual sexuality beings' community (which you call the gay community). And that is, it is not their personal choice
My story is about a young boy who falls into the world of wild animals. With their help, he changes their environment and takes on the humans in a fight to stop disaster from happening. As he gets tra
My story is about a young boy who falls into the world of wild animals. With their help, he changes their environment and takes on the humans in a fight to stop disaster from happening. As he gets tra
As the dust settles after the world's worst natural disaster, eleven-year-old Lowky Tick fears the worst. His home is destroyed, and as far as he can see so is the world around him. Alone and forced t
Jane's early years were full of adventure and excitement. She immigrated to Australia from England, married, and had five children. Disaster struck when her husband was arrested. She spent years grapp
No community better reflected the growing passion against slavery than Oberlin College. In September 1858 the sudden kidnapping of a runaway slave who was living in Oberlin caused the entire community
MEMS-based Circuits and Systems for Wireless Communications provides comprehensive coverage of RF-MEMS technology from device to system level. This edited volume places emphasis on how system performa
Sometimes are thoughts are all we have to keep us going..... For beauty lies in disaster Questions Of A Young Man's Heart is a collection of poetry inspired by true events in my life. The earliest pie
Sometimes are thoughts are all we have to keep us going..... For beauty lies in disaster Questions Of A Young Man's Heart is a collection of poetry inspired by true events in my life. The earliest pie
The prevalence of obesity, an important risk factor for various diseases, has increased markedly worldwide in recent years. The results of long-term dietary behavioural therapy, however, remain sadly
