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Interdisciplinary perspectives on the role of new information technologies, including mobile phones, wireless networks, and biometric identification, in the global refugee crisis. Today's global refugee crisis has mobilized humanitarian efforts to help those fleeing persecution and armed conflict at all stages of their journey. Aid organizations are increasingly employing new information technologies in their mission, taking advantage of proliferating mobile phones, remote sensors, wireless networks, and biometric identification systems. Digital Lifeline? examines the use of these technological innovations by the humanitarian community, exploring operations and systems that range from foreca...
"GIS Tools for Disaster Relief" is an essential guide for understanding and combating disasters while aiding recovery efforts. This book includes real-life examples to engage readers and authorities, providing unique insights into disaster management. We highlight the roles of institutes, volunteers, communities, and educational institutions in implementing recovery policies and educating the masses. This book stimulates critical thinking and encourages readers to develop their own ideas by combining the methods discussed. Written after extensive research and personal experience, this book tackles sensitive issues, emphasizing the need for awareness and effective policies. It offers an array of techniques and methods, with detailed examples, to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject. This detailed analysis is invaluable for students of disaster management and recovery, serving as a guiding factor through the entire process. We aim to provide readers with a deep understanding of disaster management, sustainability, and its impact on the environment and future generations.
Now in its second edition, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Disaster Management has been completely updated to take account of new developments in the field. Using a hands-on approach grounded in relevant GIS and disaster management theory and practice, this textbook continues the tradition of the benchmark first edition, providing coverage of GIS fundamentals applied to disaster management. Real-life case studies demonstrate GIS concepts and their applicability to the full disaster management cycle. The learning-by-example approach helps readers see how GIS for disaster management operates at local, state, national, and international scales through government, the private sector, no...
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Demonstrates Outlook's e-mail, address book, newsgroup, contact, calendar, journal and task management features.
Este libro es un informe sobre las excavaciones en el sitio del período azteca de Yautepec, en el estado mexicano de Morelos. Las excavaciones se centraron en las estructuras domésticas, particularmente su arquitectura y los depósitos ricos de basuras asociados. La mayoría de los residentes vivían en pequeñas casas a nivel del suelo construidas con ladrillos de adobe, mientras que las élites vivían en complejos más grandes y elevados con una arquitectura más lujosa. Además de las descripciones de las excavaciones y una nueva cronología detallada, el volumen incluye descripciones detalladas de vasijas y objetos de cerámica, herramientas de obsidiana, herramientas de piedra de mol...
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