Engineering in emergencies: a pratical guide for relief workers

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: Intermediate Technology Pubs, 1995 (1999 printing)Description: 717pISBN:
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Subject(s): Summary: An illustrated practical manual intended to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian relief workers while in the field. Deals with the personal characteristics necessary to cope with disaster relief work; assessment, planning, management, and logistical issues of disasters; environmental health, sanitation, water supplies; types, use and operation of pumps, mechanical plant, electrical plant, vehicles; emergency roads, bridges, airstrips; refugee camps; shelter, storage, and services from the immediate aftermath of a disaster to longer term refugee camps.
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An illustrated practical manual intended to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian relief workers while in the field. Deals with the personal characteristics necessary to cope with disaster relief work; assessment, planning, management, and logistical issues of disasters; environmental health, sanitation, water supplies; types, use and operation of pumps, mechanical plant, electrical plant, vehicles; emergency roads, bridges, airstrips; refugee camps; shelter, storage, and services from the immediate aftermath of a disaster to longer term refugee camps.

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