Disaster Upon Disaster: Exploring the Gap Between Knowledge, Policy and Practice, Paperback - Susanna M. Hoffma

Reducere. A consistent problem that confronts disaster reduction is the disjunction between academic and expert knowledge and policies and practices of agenc...

A consistent problem that confronts disaster reduction is the disjunction between academic and expert knowledge and policies and practices of agenc...

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Educators around the world are uniting behind the need for the profession to have access to more high-quality research and evidence to do their job...

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Drawing on decades of research on the most infamous human and environmental calamities, Button shows how states, corporations, and other actors att...

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Darfur's Sorrow: The Forgotten History of a Humanitarian Disaster - M. W. Daly

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This timely book is the most comprehensive account yet of recent commissioning practice in the English NHS and its impact on health services and th...

Drawing together the insights of eminent academics in the UK, the US, Australia and South Africa, this edited collection evaluates the condition of...

Reducere. Author of The American Line: 1871-1902 and coauthor of Majesty at Sea and the first edition of QE2, Flayhart retells classic ocean liner disaster s...

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This new edition has been updated to reflect recent shifts in community and social care whilst still providing the authoritative account of its his...

This book provides a basis for interdisciplinary discussions between policy makers, scientists and practitioners. Using current scientific informat...

This unique graduate textbook draws on the latest international research to present a compelling narrative of environmental economics that integrat...

The political and economic landscape of UK social security provision has changed significantly since the 2008 financial crisis. This fully revised,...

This reader provides a critical and comprehensive account of the theoretical and practical issues raised in working with children and families. Its...

Sentencing in Canada contains a unique collection of essays that explore all key aspects of sentencing. The contributors include leading academics,...

Concern about humanity's impact on the planet has never been greater, but what are the drivers of environmental change? This wide-ranging introduct...

Building substantially on the earlier, landmark text, What Works? (Policy Press, 2000), this book brings together key thinkers and researchers to p...

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The Fed and Lehman Brothers: Setting the Record Straight on a Financial Disaster - Laurence M. Ball

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A critical review of initial teacher education partnerships, putting forward a set of principles necessary for the development of effective ITE par...

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This book provides a critical discussion of the development of Inclusive Education bringing together issues of theory, research, policy and practic...

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Fully revised and expanded to encompass the most up-to-date theory, policy and practice, this comprehensive text considers the different aspects of...