An Assessment Of Natural Hazards And Disasters In Canada

Author : David Etkin,C.E. Haque,Gregory R. Brooks
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402011795

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An Assessment of Natural Hazards and Disasters in Canada by David Etkin,C.E. Haque,Gregory R. Brooks Pdf

The problems and issues of natural hazards and disasters, both globally and in Canada, are becoming increasingly important since the costs of extreme natural events have been escalating, and significant vulnerabilities exist in Canadian society. Without thoughtful and effective mitigation, these costs and human suffering are likely to continue to increase. An assessment of knowledge, research, and practice in risk, hazards and disasters fields is a fundamental step towards the goal of prevention and mitigation. This book on natural hazards and disasters in Canada is the first comprehensive interdisciplinary publication on this subject, and is the result of a national assessment on this topic. A variety of papers from the physical and social sciences explores both the risks associated with these hazards, and adaptive strategies that can be used to reduce those risks. Audience: This excellent collection of papers is intended for academics, professionals and practitioners involved in hazard reduction activities who wish to obtain a better understanding of Canadian natural hazards.

Author : David Etkin,Canadian Natural Hazards Assessment Project
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0973543604

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An Assessment of Natural Hazards and Disasters in Canada by David Etkin,Canadian Natural Hazards Assessment Project Pdf

Author : Nirupama Agrawal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789402412833

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Natural Disasters and Risk Management in Canada by Nirupama Agrawal Pdf

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 concepts. As readers will acknowledge, today the distinction between natural and technological hazards is becoming blurred and a new concept of NATECH hazards is evolving. For permanent hazards (such as tides, wind waves, coastal erosion and climate change) routine predictions are made, whereas for evanescent hazards (including droughts, sea level rise, and coastal subsidence), monitoring of various parameters is the norm. Only for episodic hazards (for example hurricanes, winter storms, tsunamis, and river floods), early warning systems are used, with varying degrees of success. The book explores how, for certain episodic hazards like tornadoes, landslides, forest fires, snow avalanches, and volcanic eruptions, the early warning systems are still in various stages of development. Readers will gain knowledge of theoretical and practical concepts of risk evaluation which assist in better understanding of disaster dynamics, and readers will become better equipped in quantification of disaster risk and vulnerability. The author explains how risk reduction initiatives, taking into account stakeholders’ participation and perception, can provide a roadmap to building resilient communities and cities. This book will be useful not only to practitioners of disaster management but also to research scholars and graduate students. It is highly readable and will appeal more broadly too, to all those who are interested in the very latest thinking on, and expert analysis of, hazards and disasters.

Author : Tri-lateral Workshop on Natural Hazards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : PSU:000025727685

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Proceedings of a Tri-lateral Workshop on Natural Hazards by Tri-lateral Workshop on Natural Hazards Pdf

Author : The Expert Panel on Disaster Resilience in a Changing Climate
Publisher : Council of Canadian Academies
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781990592034

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Building a Resilient Canada by The Expert Panel on Disaster Resilience in a Changing Climate Pdf

Current risk management approaches may be insufficient to prepare for future disasters, particularly where hazards overlap. Integrated approaches have potential to be more impactful, stretching limited resources further. Building a Resilient Canada examines current practices and emerging actions to reduce vulnerability and exposure to natural hazards through the integration of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR). These actions are diverse but rest on a common foundation of accessible and up-to-date information, sufficient funding and insurance incentives, and coordinated and collaborative governance.

Author : C. Emdad Haque
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-02-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402045141

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Mitigation of Natural Hazards and Disasters by C. Emdad Haque Pdf

Practitioners in natural hazards reduction and policy makers in climatic change and natural hazards management

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : OCLC:71490188

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The Human Element to Disasters and Their Impact by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edward A. Keller,Duane E. DeVecchio,John Clague
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1009 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781351978217

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Natural Hazards by Edward A. Keller,Duane E. DeVecchio,John Clague Pdf

Natural Hazards focuses on hazards as the interface between humanity and its needs for space and resources, as well as on the ongoing geologic processes of Earth and features many new Canadian examples and discussions while retaining the best U.S. and international illustrations. The third Canadian edition strikes an ideal balance between the scientific and the human aspects of natural hazards, combining basic scientific principles within a solid social framework.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309045469

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A Safer Future by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction Pdf

Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally. The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters.

Author : David Etkin,Chowdhury Emdadul Haque
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780773539631

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Disaster Risk and Vulnerability by David Etkin,Chowdhury Emdadul Haque Pdf

Why communities and institutions need to work together to reduce disaster risk.

Author : Edward A. Keller,Duane E. DeVecchio,John J. Clague
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0133552705

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Natural Hazards by Edward A. Keller,Duane E. DeVecchio,John J. Clague Pdf

Author : Forum on Risk Management and Assessments of Natural Hazards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : UCSD:31822031262389

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Proceedings of the Forum on Risk Management and Assessments of Natural Hazards by Forum on Risk Management and Assessments of Natural Hazards Pdf

Author : Edward A. Keller,Duane E. DeVecchio
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1797 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781315508672

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Natural Hazards by Edward A. Keller,Duane E. DeVecchio Pdf

Natural Hazards: Earth Processes as Hazards, Disasters and Catastrophes, Fourth Edition, is an introductory-level survey intended for university and college courses that are concerned with earth processes that have direct, and often sudden and violent, impacts on human society. The text integrates principles of geology, hydrology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, soil science, ecology and solar system astronomy. The book is designed for a course in natural hazards for non-science majors, and a primary goal of the text is to assist instructors in guiding students who may have little background in science to understand physical earth processes as natural hazards and their consequences to society. Natural Hazards uses historical to recent examples of hazards and disasters to explore how and why they happen and what we can do to limit their effects. The text's up-to-date coverage of recent disasters brings a fresh perspective to the material. The Fourth Edition continues our new active learning approach that includes reinforcement of learning objective with a fully updated visual program and pedagogical tools that highlight fundamental concepts of the text. This program will provide an interactive and engaging learning experience for your students. Here's how: Provide a balanced approach to the study of natural hazards: Focus on the basic earth science of hazards as well as roles of human processes and effects on our planet in a broader, more balanced approach to the study of natural hazards. Enhance understanding and comprehension of natural hazards: Newly revised stories and case studies give students a behind the scenes glimpse into how hazards are evaluated from a scientific and human perspective; the stories of real people who survive natural hazards, and the lives and research of professionals who have contributed significantly to the research of hazardous events. Strong pedagogical tools reinforce the text's core features: Chapter structure and design organizes the material into three major sections to help students learn, digest, and review learning objectives.

Author : Edward A. Keller,Robert H. Blodgett,John J. Clague
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0132494582

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Natural Hazards by Edward A. Keller,Robert H. Blodgett,John J. Clague Pdf

Natural Hazards focuses on hazards as the interface between humanity and its needs for space and resources, as well as on the ongoing geologic processes of Earth and features many new Canadian examples and discussions while retaining the best U.S. and international concepts. The second Canadian edition strikes an ideal balance between the scientific and the human aspects of natural hazards, combining basic scientific principles within a solid social framework.

Author : Mohammed I. El-Sabh,Srinivasan Venkatesh,Cinna Lomnitz,Tad S. Murty
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789401150347

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Earthquake and Atmospheric Hazards by Mohammed I. El-Sabh,Srinivasan Venkatesh,Cinna Lomnitz,Tad S. Murty Pdf

Earthquakes and Atmospheric Hazards contains a selection of papers that were presented as part of the Sixth International Symposium on Natural and Man-Made Hazards (HAZARDS-96) held in Toronto, Canada during July, 1996. The Symposium was very timely, given the large number of natural disasters that have occurred in various parts of the world during the 1990s, the United Nations' International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). The human reaction to these disasters has varied widely from one event to the next and the economic and social costs have been immense with damage running into billions of dollars. Having in everyone's mind the Northridge, California (1994) and the Kobe, Japan (1995) earthquakes, the volcanoes in the Philippines, the cyclones and related storm surges in Bangladesh, and the floods in North America and Europe caused by heavy rains, the Symposium attracted more than one hundred papers covering various aspects of these events. The eleven papers included in this volume deal with the scientific and management issues of those earthquakes and atmospheric hazards that occurred during the late 1990s, with emphasis on the preparedness aspects. A summary report of the HAZARDS-96 Symposium and recommendations adopted by the participants is also included. Earthquakes and Atmospheric Hazards forms an excellent reference for scientists, students, engineers, the insurance industry, authorities specializing in public safety and natural hazards preparedness and mitigation plans.