Engineering in Emergencies: A Practical Guide for Relief Workers - Hardcover

9781853395451: Engineering in Emergencies: A Practical Guide for Relief Workers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853395455 ISBN 13: 9781853395451

Publisher: Practical Action, 2002

This is a hugely successful practical handbook for all relief workers involved in giving humanitarian assistance. It provides the information needed to implement an effective engineering response in the aftermath of an emergency.

This second edition maintains the practical content of the first but has been revised and updated to reflect developments in humanitarian relief in recent years. The combination of "hard" topics, such as water and sanitation, and "soft" topics, such as managerial skills and personal effectiveness, has been retained from the original edition and the book expanded to include two new chapters on security and telecommunications.

The new second edition will be available both as a paperback book, and a hardwearing field edition with pvc cover and handy CD-ROM included for portability.

Engineering in Emergencies was developed in collaboration with the agency RedR - Engineers for Disaster Relief

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Book Description:

This hugely successful practical handbook provides the information needed to implement an effective engineering response in the aftermath of an emergency. This second edition maintains the practical content of the first but has been revised to reflect recent developments in humanitarian relief. The combination of “hard” topics, such as water and sanitation, and “soft” topics, such as managerial skills and personal effectiveness, has been retained from the original edition and the book expanded to include two chapters on security and telecommunications. It is available both as a paperback book, and a hardwearing field edition with PVC cover and handy CD-ROM included for portability.

About the Author:

Robert Lambert has a dual appointment at the University of Nottingham, UK, as lecturer in environmental history and lecturer in tourism and the environment. He is also a Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia and co-editor of the journal Environment and History.

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