Engineering in Emergencies: A Practical Guide for Relief Workers

ISBN 10: 1853395218 / ISBN 13: 9781853395215

Published by ITDG Publishing, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Engineering in Emergencies: A Practical Guide for Relief Workers
• Publisher: ITDG Publishing
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853395218
• ISBN 13: 9781853395215
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Engineering in Emergencies 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. The second edition of Engineering in Emergencies maintains the practical content of the first edition 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 book and as a handy CD-ROM, especially designed to be light and easily portable for relief workers in the field. Engineering in Emergencies is developed in collaboration with the agency RedR - Engineers for Disaster Relief, based in Westminster.

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.