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Making Sense of Knowledge: Feminist Epistemologies in the Greek Birth Control Movement (1974–1986) (Elements in Histories of Emotions and the Senses)
by Evangelia (Lina) ChordakiWhat counts as knowledge, expertise, and theory? How are knowledge hierarchies connected to emotional and hierarchies of subjects? How does the division between emotion and reason shape our experiences? The Element addresses these questions by exploring the Greek feminist birth control movement (1974–1986), focusing on the production and circulation of knowledge, termed as affective epistemologies of antimilima (talking back). This concept reinterprets women's lived and embodied knowledge, emerging at the intersection of academia and social movements, as a form of resistance against established expertise. By drawing on feminist theorists like Donna Haraway and Sara Ahmed, the Element critically examines the relationship between scientific and experiential knowledge. This analysis reconfigures the interplay between rationality and emotion, providing a critique to the binary model of thought and suggesting new avenues for democratic knowledge, society, and citizenship. Historical tracing of these theories offers a counter-narrative to contemporary anti-gender, anti-intellectual, and far-right politics.
Metaontology (Elements in Metaphysics)
by Kris McDanielMetaontology is the branch of philosophy that focuses on questions that naturally arise when doing ontology. This Element offers the reader (some of) the elements of metaontology by way of an opinionated overview of (some of) its central arguments and positions. The first section of this Element focuses on whether there are nonexistent objects. It discusses historical figures such as Suarez, Brentano, Twardowski, and Meinong, as well as contemporary figures such as Lewis, van Inwagen, Thomasson, and Zalta. The second section focuses on whether ontological questions are trivial to answer and whether ontological debates are merely verbal debates. Can there be different concepts of existence or different meanings of 'exists' or other ontological expressions? If ontological questions are nontrivial, are they nontrivial only if a substantive metaphysical view is true? Even if there aren't different senses of 'exist,' might there be different modes of being or ways to exist?
Social First Brands: How Modern Brands Create Community, Loyalty, and Growth
by Tom MinerAs platforms come and go, features fall in and out of fashion and consumer preferences change, brands need to understand how to build social media strategies that transcend trends and create genuine connection. In Social First Brands, expert Tom Miner explores how brands who put their social media front and center in their marketing efforts are reaping the benefits, building genuine communities with their customers and developing true brand loyalty. With many brands seeing social media solely as a way to mass promote their products, brands who really put social at the front and center are able to connect with consumers in authentic ways creating audience empathy and emotional resonance. By understanding how social media speaks to human behavior, brands who put social first are able to move beyond quick wins and hacks and create genuine connections and conversations between brand and customer delivering real value. From understanding the steps for creating a social media strategy that is bespoke, choosing and developing the right personality for your brand on social media or understanding how to create content that is consistent, this book covers everything you need to know to ensure your brand's socials generate loyal fans. With real-world examples from companies such as Crocs, Stanley, Funko and Ryanair, use this book to ensure your social media strategy creates real impact.
Internal Communication in Times of Crisis: How to secure employee trust, support and advocacy in crisis situations
by Alison ArnotTraditionally, crisis communication has focused on the needs of the media and other external audiences, yet it is your employees who often face the crisis most directly and who fuel your organization's reputation, resilience and recovery. Internal Communication in Times of Crisis will help you unlock the power of internal communication to guide your organization through crisis and back to business as usual with confidence and care. Written by expert communications trainer and consultant Alison Arnot, this comprehensive guide covers all aspects of internal crisis communication. This book explains how to meet a full range of human and organizational internal crisis communication needs as you take a forward-looking approach to keeping employees safe, supported and enabled amid the shock and emotion a crisis brings. Learn how to motivate and empower them with the knowledge needed to deliver a crisis response and inspire them to connect, collaborate and advocate for the organization as you negotiate the path to recovery. Using a mix of theory, practical examples and expert insights, this book helps you understand the different approaches required in different crisis situations. Covering strategic activity such as gathering insight, setting objectives, working with leadership, defining approach and evaluating success together with tactical activity such as crafting messages, selecting channels and addressing concerns, this is the ultimate guide for internal communicators looking to navigate crises with confidence.
The Vocational Assessor Handbook: Including a Guide to the RQF Units for Assessment and Internal Quality Assurance (IQA)
by Ian GreerThe Vocational Assessor Handbook is the only comprehensive guide for assessors and verifiers of vocational qualifications.Written for anyone in occupational training, this book is essential reading for verifiers, teachers, training providers and work-based learning and apprenticeships. It also provides guidance for anyone working towards qualifications in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS), Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training (CET) and the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training (DET).This handbook enables you to: · understand the principles and practices of assessment· assess occupational competence in the work environment· assess vocational skills, knowledge and understanding· plan, allocate and monitor work in your own area of responsibilityThe Vocational Assessor Handbook (previously The NVQ Assessor, Verifier and Candidate Handbook) is fully updated to include: · Proposals in relation to establishing a "Skilled Workforce"· The introduction of T Level Qualifications and the growth in apprenticeships · Revisions to the frameworks to QCF/Awarding Bodies Vocational Education & Training (VET)· Changes following the 2024 General Election including new training initiatives
Neuroscience for Organizational Change: An Evidence-based Practical Guide to Managing Change
by Hilary ScarlettOrganizational change can be unpredictable and stressful. With a better understanding of what our brains need to focus, organizations can increase employee engagement, productivity and wellbeing to successfully manage periods of uncertainty. Drawing on the latest scientific research, the third edition of Neuroscience for Organizational Change brings the work of neuroscientists out of the lab and into the workplace in a practical and accessible way. It explores the need for social connection at work, how best to manage emotions, how to top up our mental energy, what influences our behaviour and our decision-making and why we need communication, involvement and collaboration to help us through change.This updated edition features a new chapter on neurodiversity and psychological safety, as well as new content based on the latest fascinating insights from neuroscience such as the impact of interoception on our decision-making, how to create a 'challenge' mindset at work, what makes us more receptive to feedback and the role of interbrain synchronization in team performance and collaboration. Full of practical tips, interviews and examples of how these insights have been applied from organizations such as PepsiCo, the Neurodiversity Employee Resource Group at Philips and the UK's Office for National Statistics, this essential guide provides a long-term view of the benefits of applying neuroscience in organizations.
Managing Multiple Projects: How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage Expectations and Increase Productivity
by Elizabeth HarrinProject management is becoming even more complex. Every project manager, regardless of their industry, will be taking on an increasing number of projects bringing a new set of challenges for them to navigate.Combining an overview of formal project management techniques with strategies for time management and productivity, Managing Multiple Projects is an essential guide for project managers to understand how to balance priorities, manage expectations and increase productivity while managing multiple projects at once. This second edition is fully updated and draws on the latest trends in project management. From managing hybrid project teams to integrating change management techniques, this book includes content on how to work with AI and robotic process automation as well as guidance on balancing multiple methodologies, offering the key to working in the new project ecosystem.Checklists for common tasks and adaptable templates of trackers and reports are provided alongside easily actioned exercises to improve processes. Managing Multiple Projects has the tools needed to improve the chances of project success and get results. The book also includes online resources including downloadable templates of framework checklists and status reports.
Brand Desire: Spark Customer Interest Using Emotional Insights
by Kevin PerlmutterIgnite customer enthusiasm for your brand and open new opportunities for business growth, by discovering and addressing what matters most to your customers. Written by brand strategy expert Kevin Perlmutter, this book gives you the tools to accelerate your brand growth by delivering a detailed strategy playbook that puts emotional insight at the center of how brands attract and retain customers. At the heart of this book lies a simple yet powerful premise: brand leaders who understand and address the emotional motivations of their customers lead the brands that thrive. Drawing on insights from behavioral science that rarely feature in brand leadership initiatives, this modern-day guide to brand strategy will help business and brand leaders move beyond the limitations of traditional brand strategy. Brand Desire shares real-world examples of how this approach has been put into practice through the eyes of leaders who have benefited from using it, from companies such as the AT&T Performing Arts Center, bulletproof material manufacturer Sundless, social services nonprofit Rise, the world's leading corporate DJ booking service Scratch Event DJs, IT managed service provider ServiceByte, and supply chain software company Blue Ridge. It also shares examples of emotionally intelligent brands such as Lemonade Insurance, Trader Joe's, Zappos, Cutco, Bose, and Ben & Jerry's. Reading this book will enable you to understand how you can put emotional intelligence at the center of your strategy to spark brand desire and strengthen customer-brand connections.
The Hiring Handbook: A Toolkit for Recruitment, Assessment, and Selection Success
by Kasey Harboe Guentert Mollie BerkeHow can I improve the quality of my hires? What's the best way to structure interviews and how can I ensure that the questions I ask provide the information I need? How can I make sure that hiring decisions are based on data and not judgements?The Hiring Handbook is a must-have guide for HR professionals, managers and small business owners looking to hire with confidence. This practical toolkit walks you through every stage of the hiring process-from defining job requirements to designing structured interviews-so you can consistently identify and select the best candidates.It covers how to conduct job analyses to pinpoint the skills and attributes that truly matter, write compelling job descriptions that attract top talent, and design structured interviews that lead to fair and accurate hiring decisions. The book also explains how to craft strong, predictive interview questions, evaluate candidates objectively, and minimize bias by adopting a data-driven approach to hiring. Written by hiring experts with deep assessment and selection expertise from global firms like Korn Ferry, Airbnb, and Meta, The Hiring Handbook equips you with the tools to build high-performing teams and make hiring decisions that drive long-term success.
Living Theatre: A History of Global Theatres (Eighth Edition)
by Edwin Wilson Alvin Goldfarb Megan E. GeignerA Global View of Theatre History The leading textbook on theater history now brings a truly global approach to the course. In the Eighth Edition’s fully reorganized table of contents, new chapters on early African theatre and classical Asian theatre appear alongside an overhauled Part 3: “Global Theatres from 1800 to Today.” In the Norton Illumine Ebook, new Check Your Understanding questions will help make the new edition’s approach more easily digestible for students right as they first encounter the material. Living Theatre shows that not only is theatre alive and evolving, but so is theatre history. This purchase offers access to the digital ebook only.
There's Something I Have to Tell You: A gripping, twisty mystery about long-buried family secrets
by Michelle McDonaghHOME IS WHERE THE SECRETS ARE BURIED'Gripping' Jeanine Cummins'Original' Andrea Carter'Compelling' Sheila O'Flanagan'A page-turner' Ryan Tubridy'This perfectly paced slice of rural noir is extremely addictive' Business PostWhen two bodies are found on Glenbeg Farm, the local community is reeling.Wealthy matriarch Ursula Kennedy and her farmer husband Jimmy seem to have died in a tragic accident. But who knows what happens behind the closed doors of a family home?Rob, the Kennedys' eldest son, gave up a high-flying legal career to help with the family business. Given the recent tensions with his parents about money, is he really as distraught as he seems?Rob's wife Kate struggled with Ursula's controlling nature - it must be a relief to have her out of the picture now.And Christina, the victims' fragile daughter, has been struggling to keep a long-buried secret.Police suspicions begin to grow. And before long, the Kennedys' many toxic secrets start to come to the surface . . .'Cleverly plotted and unpredictable with a fantastic cast of characters' Rachael English
The Love Book
by Fiona O'BrienThree friends reunited. Three wishes made long ago. And one life-changing book.'Not something you'll ever want to put down' Sunday Independent'One of the smartest writers of popular fiction around' Irish Independent On an autumn day in 1981, three schoolgirls write their petitions for love at St Valentine's shrine in Whitefriar St Church, Dublin. Thirty years later, freelance journalist Vonnie unexpectedly returns home from her life in California and reunites with her two friends: Abby, now married to a plastic surgeon and Diana, a high-powered businesswoman.As the three friends examine their lives, they learn that finding love was the easy part ... it's what comes afterwards that proves complicated. If they were to do it all again, would they wish for the same things?
Ecosystems Without Borders 2024: Economic Systems and Processes (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #1521)
by Ruslan Polyakov Dmitri PletnevThis book presents selected papers from the V International Scientific and Practical Conference &“Ecosystems without Borders&” held at Kaliningrad State Technical University, Kaliningrad, Russia, October 2–3, 2024. Materials of the book &“Ecosystems without Borders: Economic Systems and Processes&” include theoretical and spatial aspects of ecosystems, peculiarities of formation of the creative class in these conditions, as well as studies reflecting the transformation of ecosystems, both in innovative development and in science, technology and business. This book includes articles reflecting the latest scientific trends aimed at realizing the ideas of sustainable development and circular economy. This book is of interest to a wide range of readers, practicing economists, students, graduate students, and researchers, as well as government officials and managers of companies.
The Power of Breathing: For More Calm, Energy, and Quality of Life
by Doris MarchadierHave you ever experienced the calming effect of a deep breath? With this guide, you will learn how intuitive breathing can improve your quality of life. Targeted breathing techniques help you navigate your daily life with more calmness. Whether you suffer from chronic respiratory diseases like asthma and COPD, want to reduce pain, or strengthen your mental well-being and immune system – this guide offers practical exercises to help you consciously use your breath, bringing more peace, energy, and balance into your life.From the contents: The universal power of breathing and its history, the anatomy and functioning of the respiratory system, targeted breathing techniques for stress, inner tension, and healthy sleep, and the connection between breathing and meditation
Die Rolle der montenegrinischen Zivilgesellschaft im Rahmen des EU-Beitrittsverfahrens
by Edina PaleviqDie Europäische Union hat den Westbalkanländern eine klare Beitrittsperspektive eröffnet, doch die praktische Umsetzung dieser Zusage bleibt eine Herausforderung. In Montenegro spielt die Zivilgesellschaft eine zentrale Rolle bei der Förderung demokratischer Prinzipien, der Rechtsstaatlichkeit und der Transparenz im EU-Beitrittsprozess. Edina Paleviq untersucht die Wechselwirkungen zwischen zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen, staatlichen Institutionen und europäischen Akteur*innen und zeigt auf, inwiefern die Zivilgesellschaft als Katalysatorin politischer Reformen wirken kann. Durch eine umfassende Analyse der politischen Transformation Montenegros sowie qualitativer Interviews mit Schlüsselakteur*innen aus der Zivilgesellschaft liefert die Arbeit neue Erkenntnisse über die Einflussmöglichkeiten und strukturellen Hürden dieser Akteur*innen im Integrationsprozess. Die Untersuchung zeigt, dass trotz formeller Einbindung zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen viele Herausforderungen bestehen – von politischer Einflussnahme bis hin zu finanziellen Abhängigkeiten. Gleichzeitig wird deutlich, dass eine gestärkte Zivilgesellschaft die demokratische Entwicklung Montenegros entscheidend vorantreiben kann.
Sustainable Coloration of Textiles (Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry)
by Subramanian Senthilkannan MuthuThis volume provides a variety of cases on sustainable coloration of textiles. It offers valuable insights and solutions to reduce the environmental impact of textile dyeing and pollution due to extensive use of water, energy, and toxic chemicals. The cases presented in this book offer sustainable innovations and strategies to mitigate the impacts of textile coloration. This work will serve as an essential resource for students, educators, and practitioners looking to understand and implement sustainable practices in textile production.
Artificial Intelligence Proxy Models: Applications in Geosciences (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Dominique GuérillotThis Springer Brief focuses on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in geosciences and reservoir engineering. This concise yet comprehensive work explores how AI-driven proxy models can effectively tackle the computational challenges associated with reservoir simulations, history matching, production optimization, and uncertainty analysis. In reservoir engineering, a key challenge is reproducing observed production and pressure data using forward simulation models, known as reservoir simulators. However, the inverse problem of history matching requires running hundreds of simulations, each demanding significant computational resources. Full-scale reservoir simulators are often too time-consuming, making proxy models—such as second-order polynomials, kriging, and artificial neural networks (ANN)—essential alternatives. This Springer Brief emphasizes the power of AI, particularly ANN, as the most pragmatic approach for addressing real-world reservoir engineering problems. ANN has already gained widespread acceptance in computationally intensive fields such as aerospace, defense, and security due to its ability to model nonlinearities. Given the highly nonlinear nature of reservoir simulations, this book demonstrates how artificial neural networks-based proxies provide efficient and accurate solutions. To illustrate these concepts, the methodology is applied to a synthetic field inspired by real-world data: the Brugge field dataset. This widely used open-source dataset enables practitioners to familiarize themselves with AI-driven workflows in reservoir simulation. The Brief covers key applications, including history matching, production optimization (e.g., well placement and production rates), and uncertainty analysis, with detailed explanations of the workflows for each case. This Brief offers high-quality scientific content aligned with international research standards. It is now available in both print and digital formats.
Energy and Critical Mineral Security in China (Climate Change and Energy Transition)
by Qiang Ji Xiaolei SunThis book focuses on the hotspots and frontier issues of China&’s energy and critical mineral security strategy, aiming to develop a general framework to understand the new security landscape of constructing a modern energy system and accelerating the low-carbon transition. It attempts to sketch out the core issues of energy and critical mineral security in China&’s current and future low-carbon transition process and then bring forward a combination of theoretical and empirical analysis on the essential issues. This book ranges from general discussions of current essential issues in China&’s energy and critical mineral security to quantitative analysis of key themes, combining the strategy and planning of resource sectors with the practical experience of the energy and mining industry. It aims to present an overview of energy and critical mineral security in China&’s low-carbon transition, facilitating the demands for both academic research and policy-making. While the materials can provide useful knowledge to policymakers, the book can also inspire new research ideas in the relevant area.
Theoretische Strömungsmechanik: Eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung mit ausführlichen Herleitungen
by Raj SpielmannDas Buch bietet einen didaktisch ausgearbeiteten Einstieg in die theoretische Strömungsmechanik und gibt gleichzeitig Einblicke in die Vielfalt ihrer Anwendungen in Natur und Technik. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Aerodynamik für niedrigere Fluggeschwindigkeiten, die unvermindert von hohem praktischen Wert ist, jedoch in der Einführungsliteratur meist zu kurz kommt. Bei den Herleitungen wird darauf Wert gelegt, die entsprechenden Begriffe und Zusammenhänge zu veranschaulichen. Damit richtet sich der Text in erster Linie an Studierende der Mathematik, die eine Brücke zu ingenieurtechnischen Anwendungen suchen. Ebenso sollte er für Ingenieure nützlich sein, die sich für die Herleitung der Formeln und Hintergründe interessieren. Zur lückenlosen Verständlichkeit wurden zahlreiche Zwischenschritte beim Rechnen, die für gewöhnlich dem Leser überlassen werden, in Aufgaben verpackt. Ergänzt durch Fragen zum Konzeptverständnis werden sie im Lösungsteil nachgerechnet. Damit bleibt die Darstellung für einen breiten Interessentenkreis von Nutzen.
Engineering Trustworthy Software Systems: 6th International School, SETSS 2024, Chongqing, China, April 14–21, 2024, Tutorial Lectures (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15584)
by Jonathan P. Bowen Zhiming Liu Cláudio GomesThis book PSE 15584 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International School on Engineering Trustworthy Software Systems, SETSS 2024, held in Chongqing, China, in April 14-21, 2024. The 5 full papers and 2 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 7 submissions. The proceedings focuses on -Preparatory Course: Introduction to Mathematical Logic and Logic of Programming; -Introduction to Digital Twins -Theories of Contracts and Their Applications -From Automata Models to Validated BCI-Based Cooperative Control On the Viability of Rigorous Approaches to Human-Cyber-Physical Systems of Systems; What Came First, Math or Computing? -What Came First, Math or Computing? -Software Engineering for Explainable AI -Distribution Testing: The New Frontier for Formal Methods
Alternative Powertrains and Extensions to the Conventional Powertrain (Commercial Vehicle Technology)
by Michael HilgersThe aim of this work, consisting of 9 individual, self-contained booklets, is to describe commercial vehicle technology in a way that is clear, concise and illustrative. Compact and easy to understand, it provides an overview of the technology that goes into modern commercial vehicles. Starting from the customer's fundamental requirements, the characteristics and systems that define the design of the vehicles are presented knowledgeably in a series of articles, each of which can be read and studied on their own. This volume, "Alternative Powertrains and Supplements to the Conventional Powertrain", introduces alternatives and additions to the conventional powertrain of the commercial vehicle. The wide range of options is presented so as to be clearly understandable for those learning and working with them in a practical environment. Hybrid vehicles, electric powertrains and alternative fuels are discussed.
Elektrotechnik anschaulich und leicht verständlich
by Markus Kemper Kai-Uwe ZirkDas Buch vermittelt ein grundlegendes Verständnis der Elektrotechnik anhand von Beispielen des alltäglichen Lebens und deren physikalischer Systeme. Daher werden häufig zu Beginn eines Abschnitts die Grundlagen anhand einführender Beispiele mit entsprechend notwendiger didaktischer Reduktion beschrieben. Mathematische Herleitungen werden nur an Stellen, an denen diese unbedingt notwendig sind, aufgeführt. Grundsätzlich wird eine anschauliche und möglichst einfache Darstellung verwendet. Ziel dieses Buches ist, nach einer verständlichen Einführung, die richtige wissenschaftliche Darstellung aufzuführen und dem Lesenden einen möglichst einfachen Zugang in die Elektrotechnik zu geben. Es richtet sich somit insbesondere an Studierende oder Studieninteressierte, die sich einen Einblick in die Elektrotechnik verschaffen wollen.
Crime Fiction and the Holocaust (Crime Files)
by Eric SandbergThis book explores a wide range of twentieth and twenty-first century international fiction that engages with the Holocaust and its historical legacy. It examines the use of tropes of crime and detection in the representation of historical atrocity in both explicit crime fiction and in literary fiction that relies on some of crime fiction&’s signature techniques. Crime Fiction and the Holocaust asks why patterns of detection have become a favoured method of fictional engagement with the Holocaust, considers the ethical and textual problematics of fictional encounters with real-world suffering, and delineates crime fiction&’s formal and thematic contributions to the broader project of Holocaust fiction.
Stolpersteine auf dem Weg zur Überwindung des Terrors
by Yair Sharan Elizabeth Florescu Ted J. Gordon, LLCIn diesem Buch werden die potenziellen Entwicklungen des Terrorismus und die Möglichkeiten diesen zu verhindern, bewertet. Das Buch thematisiert die wachsende Bedrohung durch die Verfügbarkeit neuer Technologien und wie diese dazu beitragen können, diejenigen mit potenziell böswillige Absichten aufzuhalten. Der Donnerhall des Terrors ertönt von überall her; wie können wir ihn aufhalten? Was sind die Stolpersteine auf dem Weg dorthin und wie können wir sie vermeiden? Immer mehr Menschen haben Zugang zu immer mehr Informationen und immer mehr zerstörerischen Technologien. Inzwischen helfen uns fortschrittliche Technologien, eine sicherere und harmonischere Welt zu schaffen. Vorteile und Nachteile verstärken sich gegenseitig. Während die hybriden Bedrohungen zunehmen, steigen auch die Möglichkeiten, ihnen zu begegnen. Doch was sind die Kompromisse und wie können wir sie abmildern? Dieses Buch befasst sich auch mit den unerwarteten und oft zufälligen Erfolgen und Misserfolgen von Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der sich entwickelnden Terrorgefahr. Die verschiedenen Aspekte des Terrorismusphänomens werden auf einzigartige Weise anhand von Szenarien dargestellt, die dem Leser ein realistisches Bild von der Bedrohung vermitteln. Die Kombination positiver und negativer Auswirkungen aufkommender Technologien beschreibt eine der vielleicht wichtigsten Dimensionen unserer gemeinsamen Zukunft.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development—Volume 1: Disaster and Climate Resilience (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #623)
by Sangam Shrestha Indrajit Pal Sreevalsa Kolathayar Sarawut NinsawatThis book presents selected papers from the 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development, organized by the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management Program of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in collaboration with academic institutions and organizations across the world. It assembles a compendium of research contributions addressing crucial topics at the nexus of science, technology, climate change, multiple hazards, and measures for fortifying resilience. This book delves into a comprehensive understanding encompassing a range of disaster management facets, including earthquakes, flooding, tropical cyclones, and the cross-disciplinary technologies devised to mitigate these catastrophes. These subjects are extensively explored within the various technical papers presented in this volume. The contents of this compilation encapsulate research findings and case studies that spotlight recent strides in the realm of disaster risk science and technology. By addressing multifaceted challenges, these contributions underscore the pursuit of sustainability and lasting resilience. The content caters to research scholars, students, industry professionals, data analytics companies, re-insurance companies, government bodies, and policymakers, who work in the field of hazard modeling and disaster management. This book represents Volume 1 of a three-volume book series.