Natural Disasters and Risk Management in Canada An Introduction /

These chapters provide valuable and comprehensive information on a variety of hazards, including both scientific and social aspects of disasters. The work introduces the concept of large, medium and small scale hazards, and includes many useful case studies as well as working examples of theoretical...

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1. Verfasser: Agrawal, Nirupama (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands , 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 49
Schlagworte:
Natural disasters.
Physical geography.
Nature.
Environment.
ISBN:9789402412833
ISSN:1878-9897 ;
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction to NATECH hazards
  • Permanent Hazards
  • Evanescent Hazards
  • Episodic Hazards - large scale
  • Episodic Hazards - small scale
  • NATECH Hazards
  • Mitigation through early warning - Developed Systems
  • Mitigation through early warning - Developing Systems
  • Disaster risk management
  • Disaster Risk Models
  • Risk and vulnerability assessment
  • Resilient communities to reduce disaster risk.

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