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'this is an outstanding book and a major landmark in its field.' John G. Evans, CIWEM.
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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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Indespensible guide to project working in the field,
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This review is from: Engineering in Emergencies: A Practical Guide for Relief Workers (Paperback)
An excellent resource for charities and NGOs working in the developing world. It covers topics from working in armed conflict zones to drought and famine with comprehensible detail. Its an ideal guide for operations at a field level including practical solutions for planning, logistics and many unexpected and difficult scenarios that may arise in the field. It also includes essential aspects such as personnal effectiveness, colleague relationships and stress which are essential to a successful operation. Finally, there is an extremely clear section detailing the international relief system, management issues, planning and logistics.
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The second edition might be better value,
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This review is from: Engineering in Emergencies: A Practical Guide for Relief Workers (Paperback)
This is the first edition of an excellent reference book. The second edition has two important additional chapters on communications and security. Depending on your budget it might be worth spending that bit more to have the second edition especially given the growing security problems in humanitarian relief.
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An essential book for a Watsan Engineer,
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This review is from: Engineering in Emergencies: A Practical Guide for Relief Workers (Paperback)
This book covers, in a very practical and comprehensive manner, many of the basic engineering works a water and sanitation engineer may be required to supervise in the field.
Focussed on an emergency context the book tackles both logistical and watsan works and I would very much recommend it to individuals working in both types of role.
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