Against security [[electronic resource] ] : how we go wrong at airports, subways, and other sites of ambiguous danger / / Harvey Molotch |
Autore | Molotch Harvey Luskin |
Edizione | [Updated edition with a New Preface] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.325170973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MolotchHarvey |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Prevention - Government policy - United States
National security - United States Transportation - Security measures - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
Freedom Tower
Ground Zero Gulf Coast Hurricane Katrina New Orleans New York subway system One World Trade Center U.S. security air travel airport security airports anxiety body search canals class command and control command control crises danger disaster response ecological reform fear of flying fear gender discrimination human goals human territory levees mass transport natural disasters post 9/11 public policy public restroom public restrooms public transport race rebuilding remediation safety security policy security threat |
ISBN |
1-4008-5233-1
1-283-57145-5 9786613883902 1-4008-4486-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Colors of Security -- Chapter 2. Bare Life: Restroom Anxiety and the Urge for Control -- Chapter 3. Below the Subway: Taking Care Day In and Day Out -- Chapter 4. Wrong-Way Flights: Pushing Humans Away -- Chapter 5. Forting Up the Skyline: Rebuilding at Ground Zero -- Chapter 6. Facing Katrina: Illusions of Levee and Compulsion to Build -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Radical Ambiguity and the Default to Decency -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785622603321 |
Molotch Harvey Luskin | ||
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Down in New Orleans [[electronic resource] ] : reflections from a drowned city / / Billy Sothern ; photographs by Nikki Page |
Autore | Sothern Billy <1977-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
Disciplina | 976.3/35064 |
Soggetto topico |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Hurricanes - Louisiana - New Orleans Disaster victims - Louisiana - New Orleans Emergency management - Government policy - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
apocalypse
class war climate change disenfranchisement environmental activism flooding iranian latin americans latino latinx levy break louisiana mardi gras middle eastern author natural disaster natural disasters new orleans post apocalyptic scenario post-katrina race and racism southern cities trailer park university textbook |
ISBN |
1-282-76228-1
9786612762284 0-520-93384-2 1-4356-0200-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Chapter 1. A Man Leaves Home -- Chapter 2. A Stranger Comes to Town -- Chapter 3. "This Blues Is Just Too Big" -- Chapter 4. A Dollar Short -- Chapter 5. Poor, Nasty, Brutish, and Short -- Chapter 6. Not in My Backyard -- Chapter 7. Left to Die -- Chapter 8. Bring the War Home -- Chapter 9. The Dry Run of the Apocalypse -- Chapter 10. History Repeats Itself -- Chapter 11. Going Home -- Chapter 12. Oxford Town -- Chapter 13. I Do Believe I've Had Enough -- Chapter 14. Everyday Reminders -- Chapter 15. Second Line -- Chapter 16. Gideon's Blues -- Chapter 17. Live from the Circle Bar -- Chapter 18. Corporate Limits -- Chapter 19. Fat Tuesday -- Chapter 20. Hard Lot -- Chapter 21. La Nueva Orleans -- Chapter 22. Yours in Struggle -- Chapter 23. In the Parish -- Chapter 24. Not Resigned -- Chapter 25. Epitaph -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778116803321 |
Sothern Billy <1977-> | ||
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Earthquake nation [[electronic resource] ] : the cultural politics of Japanese seismicity, 1868-1930 / / Gregory Clancey |
Autore | Clancey Gregory K |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
Disciplina | 624.1762095209034 |
Soggetto topico |
Earthquakes - Japan - Psychological aspects
Earthquakes - Social aspects - Japan |
Soggetto non controllato |
architecture
building codes building materials building project earthquake safety earthquake science earthquakes ecology environment environmental history great kant earthquake great nobi earthquake infrastructure japan meiji restoration meiji modern japan modernity nation natural disasters nonfiction osaka science seismic activity seismic waves self fashioning structural integrity tokyo traditional architecture western architecture wooden building wooden structures |
ISBN |
1-282-35887-1
1-4237-6664-4 9786612358876 0-520-93229-3 1-59875-945-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Strong Nation, Stone Nation -- 2. Earthquakes -- 3. The Seismologists -- 4. The National Essence -- 5. A Great Earthquake -- 6. Japan as Earthquake Nation -- 7. Japanese Architecture after Nōbi -- 8. The Great Kantō Earthquake and the Submergence of the Earthquake Nation -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783668503321 |
Clancey Gregory K | ||
Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fault lines : earthquakes and urbanism in modern Italy / / Giacomo Parrinello |
Autore | Parrinello Giacomo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
Disciplina |
693.8
693.85209458111 |
Collana | Environment in History: International Perspectives |
Soggetto topico |
Earthquake resistant design - Italy - Messina
Earthquake resistant design - Italy - Belice River Valley Earthquake engineering - Italy - Messina Earthquake engineering - Italy - Belice River Valley Earthquakes - Italy - Messina - History - 20th century Earthquakes - Italy - Belice River Valley - History - 20th century City planning - Italy - Messina City planning - Italy |
Soggetto non controllato |
belice valley
catastrophe destruction earthquakes engaging environmental forces environmental history fault lines geology government and governing historiographical references human habitats innovative study italian history italy messina natural disasters phenomenon politics science scientists seismic events seismology sicily social sciences study of disasters tectonic plates theoretical tragedy urban planning urbanism |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Can Earthquakes Speak?; Part I - The 1908 Messina Earthquake; Chapter 1 - The 1908 Messina Earthquake; Chapter 2 - Urban Reform 1880-1908; Chapter 3 - The Modern City 1909-1943; Part II - The 1968 Belice Valley Earthquake; Chapter 4 - The 1968 Belice Valley Earthquake; Chapter 5 - Rural Modernity 1933-1967; Chapter 6 - Urbanized Countryside 1968-1993; Conclusion - Fault Lines; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788126603321 |
Parrinello Giacomo | ||
New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fault lines : earthquakes and urbanism in modern Italy / / Giacomo Parrinello |
Autore | Parrinello Giacomo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
Disciplina |
693.8
693.85209458111 |
Collana | Environment in History: International Perspectives |
Soggetto topico |
Earthquake resistant design - Italy - Messina
Earthquake resistant design - Italy - Belice River Valley Earthquake engineering - Italy - Messina Earthquake engineering - Italy - Belice River Valley Earthquakes - Italy - Messina - History - 20th century Earthquakes - Italy - Belice River Valley - History - 20th century City planning - Italy - Messina City planning - Italy |
Soggetto non controllato |
belice valley
catastrophe destruction earthquakes engaging environmental forces environmental history fault lines geology government and governing historiographical references human habitats innovative study italian history italy messina natural disasters phenomenon politics science scientists seismic events seismology sicily social sciences study of disasters tectonic plates theoretical tragedy urban planning urbanism |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Can Earthquakes Speak?; Part I - The 1908 Messina Earthquake; Chapter 1 - The 1908 Messina Earthquake; Chapter 2 - Urban Reform 1880-1908; Chapter 3 - The Modern City 1909-1943; Part II - The 1968 Belice Valley Earthquake; Chapter 4 - The 1968 Belice Valley Earthquake; Chapter 5 - Rural Modernity 1933-1967; Chapter 6 - Urbanized Countryside 1968-1993; Conclusion - Fault Lines; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808628803321 |
Parrinello Giacomo | ||
New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources: Education, Recreation, Sustainability |
Autore | Drinia Hara |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI Books, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (344 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Research & information: general
Geography |
Soggetto non controllato |
geosite
geotourism Mountainous Adygeya scenery tourism geoheritage geoconservation geoeducation sustainable development Greece geomorphological heritage geomorphological synthesis geocultural sites geoheritage assessment Aegean immersive virtual reality geology photogrammetry education Iceland Santorini Etna geosites georoutes Ionian islands geosite assessment Chelmos-Vouraikos UGGp geological and mining heritage underground-overground patrimonial integration La Carolina Spain digital tools story maps virtual reality RURITAGE geopark Psiloritis geosite quantitative assessment Nisyros Island urban geoheritage building stone cultural landscapes mining quarrying UNESCO World Heritage natural disasters inner areas natural resources Matese National Park Southern Apennines mineralogical heritage geo-conservation mineralogical museum iron mines skarn-related mineralization geotrails salinas saltscapes local development geodiversity geoethics semiotics content analysis |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910595079303321 |
Drinia Hara | ||
Basel, : MDPI Books, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Humanitarian reason [[electronic resource] ] : a moral history of the present times / / Didier Fassin ; translated by Rachel Gomme |
Autore | Fassin Didier |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 174/.9361 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GommeRachel |
Soggetto topico |
Humanitarian assistance - Moral and ethical aspects
International relief - Moral and ethical aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
asylum
case studies disease france history of violence humanitarian government humanitarian organizations humanitarianism humanitarians immigration policies international relations local policies modern history moral anthropology moral discourse moral history moral issues natural disasters nonfiction palestine political discourse poverty social inequality south africa theoretical perspective venezuela war |
ISBN |
1-283-27857-X
9786613278579 0-520-95048-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Politics -- pt. 2. Worlds. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781789203321 |
Fassin Didier | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Humanitarian reason : a moral history of the present times / / Didier Fassin ; translated by Rachel Gomme |
Autore | Fassin Didier |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 174/.9361 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GommeRachel |
Soggetto topico |
Humanitarian assistance - Moral and ethical aspects
International relief - Moral and ethical aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
asylum
case studies disease france history of violence humanitarian government humanitarian organizations humanitarianism humanitarians immigration policies international relations local policies modern history moral anthropology moral discourse moral history moral issues natural disasters nonfiction palestine political discourse poverty social inequality south africa theoretical perspective venezuela war |
ISBN |
1-283-27857-X
9786613278579 0-520-95048-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Politics -- pt. 2. Worlds. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817699303321 |
Fassin Didier | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Innovations in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing : Modern Sensors, New Processing Strategies and Frontiers in Applications |
Autore | Pirotti Francesco |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (216 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Technology: general issues
History of engineering & technology |
Soggetto non controllato |
VHR tri-stereo satellite imagery
digital elevation model isolated objects dense image matching change detection natural disasters deep learning threshold selection optical flow estimation Structure from Motion (SfM) 3D reconstruction noise estimation point clouds roughness surface reconstruction mesh model visibility constraints volumetric methods dense point cloud multiple view stereo (MVS) dense image matching (DIM) photogrammetry computer vision Copernicus Sentinel-1 Sentinel-2 InSAR damage proxy map Beirut Lebanon explosion radiometric calibration modeling geometric error high-precision calibration preprocessing enhancement point cloud image processing image histogram UAV camera calibration GNSS-assisted block orientation dome effect Monte Carlo simulation soil moisture content artificial neural network sample optimization synthetic aperture radar optical remote sensing image |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Innovations in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910576883503321 |
Pirotti Francesco | ||
Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lowering Risk by Increasing Resilience : Selected Papers from 8th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM 8) |
Autore | Simonovic Slobodan P |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (212 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Technology: general issues
History of engineering & technology Conservation of buildings & building materials |
Soggetto non controllato |
flooding
storm surge numerical modelling high-water marks debris distributed hydrological model flood forecasting TOPKAPI Zhenjiang River small- and medium-sized river OSS-SR facilitator flood resilience disaster literacy community-based e-learning extreme floods disaster chain impact assessment flood damage environmental impacts unsteady flows flood wave propagation Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers index-velocity method stage-discharge method rating curves flood risk management innovations dikes flood decision-making knowledge uptake historical data source flood mapping poorly gauged catchments citizen science low impact development sea-level rise adaptation flood risk water resources low-lying coasts extreme rain pluvial flood basement flood wastewater inflow and infiltration Canada flood management issues natural disasters climate change government policies flood hazard CaMa-Flood flood map viewer floodplain mapping |
ISBN | 3-0365-5736-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Lowering Risk by Increasing Resilience |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910637793903321 |
Simonovic Slobodan P | ||
Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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