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"Native America has confronted apocalypse for more than four hundred years. Choctaw elder Steven Charleston tells the stories of four Indigenous prophets who helped their people learn strategies for surviving catastrophe, using their lessons and wisdom as guidance for how we can face the uncertainty of the modern age"--
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The textbook is intended for students of basic and master academic studies, as well as to a wider professional audience (members of the emergency services, etc.), who are increasingly faced with the need for a more thorough understanding of the problem of a multidisciplinary approach in the identification process, disaster risk analysis and treatment. The content of the textbook is in line with the curriculum of the subject "Disaster Risk Management",...
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About The Book The paiute deadfall was invented a long time ago by the Paiute tribe. The tribe inhabited the southwest area of Utah and Arizona and even still lives there today. Used for centuries, Its main use was to catch small animals such as pack rats, ground squirrels, birds or chipmunks. This book will take you step by step, from learning how to build the trap with natural materials to setting it to catch food! Learn the skills that kept our...
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La gestion des ressources naturelles dans les zones urbaines est actuellement un sujet de grande préoccupation pour les gestionnaires publics municipaux, notamment les ressources environnementales des zones de préservation permanente (ZPP), en raison de l'enlèvement illégal de la végétation, du braconnage des animaux, de l'occupation illégale de logements, de l'élimination des déchets solides et des effluents domestiques.Ces actions humaines,...
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La gestión de los recursos naturales en las zonas urbanas es actualmente un tema de gran preocupación para los gestores públicos municipales, especialmente los recursos ambientales en las Áreas de Preservación Permanente (APP), debido a la eliminación ilegal de la vegetación, la caza furtiva de animales, la ocupación ilegal de viviendas, el vertido de residuos sólidos y los efluentes domésticos.Estas acciones humanas, combinadas o no, causan...
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Is humanity out of time on Earth as Stephen Hawkins suggests? Or is global warming just a one-time speed bump in the road for mankind?Either way, the climate is warming. But is man singularly responsible for this? Are there other contributing forces? Understanding Global Warming will explore both man-made and natural sources of climate change that leads to global warming. You may be surprised to discover that the Earth's climate is always changing...
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Ein Jahr nach der verheerenden Flutkatastrophe an der Ahr zieht Andy Neumann Bilanz. Persönlich, aber auch gesellschaftlich. Politische Verantwortung, Katastrophen- und Klimaschutz, Auswirkungen ungesteuerter Helferstrukturen: Die Themen sind gewichtig, Neumanns Bilanz streitbar. Wenig bis nichts hat sich verändert, meint der Autor. Und er fragt sich, was noch passieren muss, damit wir endlich handeln, anstatt zu vergessen.
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Ohne Vorwarnung kam die Flut über das Ahrtal. In der Nacht vom 14. auf den 15. Juli 2021 brach eine Katastrophe über die beschauliche Weinregion herein. Zurück blieben Schlamm, unfassbares Leid und viele Jahre harter Arbeit, die den Bewohnern nun bevorstehen. Andy Neumann nimmt die Leser mit in diese Situation und macht auf sehr persönliche Weise deutlich, welche Kämpfe die Bewohner des Ahrtals durchstehen mussten. Feinsinnig und mit einer Prise...
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What do you do if your aircraft ditches at sea? Or your building is on fire? Or you are the victim of a terrorist attack? Would you make the right decision to save yourself and the lives of others? Crisis Survival is a complete handbook to any crisis that may suddenly arise, from food or water shortages, to natural disasters, to plane crashes and hostage situations. A crisis might last a few hours, days, or even years – with this book you can be...