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Reference material for assignments

You may find some of the books, manuals and resources useful on assignment.
Check on the publisher’s site before ordering for the latest edition or version, and also to see whether the publication is available for free download.

ITDG Publishing - A wide range of books not only for development but also relief including Engineering in Emergencies - A Practical Guide for Relief Worker – 2nd Edition by Jan Davis and Robert Lambert which is available as a book, ISBN 1853395218, and as a book and CD, ISBN 1853395455

People In Aid - Publications contributing to good practice in human resource management and development in the relief and development sectors including Code of Good Practice in the Management and Support of Aid Personnel 2003 version and Under Cover 2: Insurance for aid workers

American Public Health Association - Control of Communicable Diseases Manual – 18th Edition, edited by David L. Heymann, MD is available in hard cover ISBN: 0875530354, soft cover 0875530346, and on CD 0875530362.

World Health Organisation - A wide range of health related information and publications including Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, Third Edition, Volume 1: Recommendations ISBN 9241546387 and advice for travellers.

Financial Management for Emergencies - Financial Management for Emergencies - a survival guide for humanitarian programme managers by John Cammack, Tim Foster and Simon Hale is available on the web and for free download

WEDC - Emergency Publications on CD, edited by Bob Reed (ed.) ISBN: 1843800705 includes a number of publications which can also be ordered separately in hard copy.

John Wiley - A leading publisher of scientific and technical information including Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics 2nd Edition, Sandy Cairncross, Richard G. Feachem , ISBN: 0471938858 and Field Hydrogeology, Second Edition, Rick Brassington, ISBN: 0471973475

USAID - Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response - Version 4, ISBN: 0160497213 can be downloaded for free or ordered in hard copy.

UNHCR - Information, statistics and manuals relating to refugees and other displaced populations, especially Handbook for Emergencies, 2nd Edition which can be downloaded for free along with other publications. Sometimes easier to find on http://www.the-ecentre.net/ than on the main site.

Thomas Telford Ltd - The publishing arm of the Institution of Civil Engineers, London. See especially Basic Water Treatment - 3rd Edition, Chris Binnie, Martin Kimber and George Smethurst, ISBN: 0727730320

MSF – Manuals on health in its widest sense including Public Health Engineering in Emergency Situations

Shelter Library – a wide range of publications on shelter and a lot more produced by both Shelter Project and other organisations.

Oxfam GB – books, manuals and more on both development and relief – not only under Oxfam Publishing but also a range of free downloads in their emergencies section

Cadogan Guides – travel guides but also Bugs, Bites and Bowels - 3rd Edition, Dr Jane Wilson Howarth, ISBN: 1860118682 on travellers’ health