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: ITDG Publishing, 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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Review:

Praise for the first edition:

"This is an outstanding book and a major landmark in its field."--John G. Evans

Synopsis:

Armed conflict, drought, famine and other serious disasters create emergencies in which large numbers of people require urgent help. Engineering in Emergencies is the practical handbook for all relief workers involved in giving humanitarian assistance at such times. It provides critical information needed to implement an effective response in the aftermath of an emergency. The second edition has been completely revised and updated based on feedback from users in the field, including experience from cooler climates and European emergencies. It includes all the key features of the first edition, in particular the coverage of both technical topics such as water and sanitation, as well as managerial skills and personal effectiveness.

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