Encyclopedia Of Disaster Management Volume Iv Selected Topics In Natural Disasters

Author : Alfred Scott
Publisher : Unknown
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Release : 2015-03-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1632392283

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Encyclopedia of Disaster Management: Volume IV (Selected Topics in Natural Disasters) by Alfred Scott Pdf

The crossroads between more and more populated human communities and their transforming environment pose distinct complications than ever before. This book serves as a great source of reference for several users, interested in a better comprehension of natural hazards and their effective management. It encompasses information regarding various natural hazards leading to disasters, like avalanches, tropical storms, coastal floods, etc. The case studies illustrated in this book describe various geographical areas, and they consist of mechanisms for being moved to other spots and circumstances. The book will definitely appeal to those who invest their efforts in building communities resilient to natural disasters.

Author : Alfred Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2015-03-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1632392267

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Encyclopedia of Disaster Management: Volume II (Observations and Implications) by Alfred Scott Pdf

Disaster management involves the mitigation of effects of a calamity using an integrative strategy involving both human and materialistic resources. This book presents an overview of crucial disaster management issues. Original research reports by international scholars focused on disaster management present important facets of danger and disaster management. It discusses perspectives on vulnerability and advancing approaches to mitigation, approaches to improve data use and information management in distinct applications aimed at promoting prediction and communication of hazard, and the management of crisis and post-event recovery in private sector, in the design of urban space and among the victims of a disaster. This book contributes theoretical as well as practical updates to the existing disaster management literature.

Author : Alfred Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2015-03
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : 1632392291

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Encyclopedia of Disaster Management: Volume V (Tsunami) by Alfred Scott Pdf

Tsunami is considered an epidemic natural disaster. The purpose of this multidisciplinary text is to present numerous researches regarding development and management methods required before and after tsunami. It is planned to circulate this research among the scientific society and decision makers for tsunami risk reduction. The presented chapters are professionally researched. The book provides readers with modern techniques for tsunami measurement using various methods and instruments such as paleotsunami, GPS buoy, ionospheric sounding, ocean bottom sensors, pre-tsunami alarm system and situation based numerical modeling. This book includes an analysis of various case studies from the Caribbean, Tamil Nadu and several other regions of the world. Furthermore, it classifies tsunamis regionally, locally, and globally, and highlights their respective immediate vicinity. It also includes the effects of tsunami on the surroundings and infrastructure. Finally, the book throws light on the importance of the medical response preparedness and consequences of the affected survivors.

Author : Alfred Scott
Publisher : Unknown
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Release : 2015-03-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1632392275

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Encyclopedia of Disaster Management: Volume III (Natural Disasters) by Alfred Scott Pdf

The book provides an analysis of the intricate and extensive field of the impact of natural disasters. Various approaches are possible to examine psychological, environmental, economic, or societal damage caused by natural disasters, targeting to help decrease the impacts of future events. A broad spectrum of analyses from various parts of the globe are encompassed in this book illustrating different approaches from which natural disasters can be studied. The book begins with a presentation of a possible technique to either decrease or avoid the vulnerability of concrete buildings in times of floods. Furthermore, it provides information regarding the communication during post-disaster emergency phase, with information regarding the evaluation of two distinct types of effects on the day-to-day life of people. It also discusses a study of the role of stakeholder participation in post-disaster reconstruction.

Author : K. Bradley Penuel,Matt Statler
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781452266398

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Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief by K. Bradley Penuel,Matt Statler Pdf

Request a FREE 30-day online trial to this title at www.sagepub.com/freetrial! This encyclopedia covers response to disasters around the world, from governments to NGOs, from charities to politics, from refugees to health, and from economics to international relations, covering issues in both historical and contemporary context. The volumes include information relevant to students of sociology, national security, economics, health sciences, political science, emergency preparedness, history, agriculture, and many other subjects. The goal is to help readers appreciate the importance of the effects, responsibilities, and ethics of disaster relief, and to initiate educational discussion brought forth by the specific cultural, scientific, and topical articles contained within the work. Including 425 signed entries in a two-volume set presented in A-to-Z format, and drawing contributors from varied academic disciplines, this encyclopedia also features a preface by Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton of the 9/11 Commission. This reference resource examines disaster response and relief in a manner that is authoritative yet accessible, jargon-free, and balanced to help readers better understand issues from varied perspectives. Key Themes - Geography - Government and International Agencies - History - Human-induced Disasters - Infrastructure - Local Response - Major Disasters (Relief Case Studies) - Medicine and Psychology - Methods and Practices - Mitigation - Natural Disasters (Overviews) - Politics and Funding - Preparedness - Recovery - Response - Science and Prediction - Sociology - U.S. Geographical Response

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1978907443

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Encyclopedia of disaster management by Anonim Pdf

Author : Vladimir M. Kotlyakov
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781848263109

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Natural Disasters - Volume II by Vladimir M. Kotlyakov Pdf

Natural Disasters theme in two volumes is a component of Encyclopedia of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. Natural hazards arise unexpectedly, without any discernible regularity, and leave an indelible trace in nature, sometimes for many decades to come. At present they are appreciably complicated by anthropogenic influence, lending them an adverse and often catastrophic character. The susceptibility of a society to the impact of natural disasters is conditioned by the natural environment, and the vulnerability of the society to such phenomena is historically associated with the type of the nature management. Natural disasters can be of geological and hydrometeorological origin; the specific group of such phenomena is presented by natural disasters in mountains. This volume deals with the natural disaster and covers several topics, with a myriad of issues of great relevance to our world such as: Geological Catastrophes; Climate-Related Hazards; Mountain Disasters and Snow Avalanches, which are then expanded into multiple subtopics, each as a chapter. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy Analysts, Managers, and Decision Makers, NGOs and GOs.

Author : S. L. Goel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : 8176297143

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Encyclopaedia of Disaster Management: Management of natural disasters by S. L. Goel Pdf

Author : Angus M. Gunn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 807 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313087479

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Encyclopedia of Disasters [2 volumes] by Angus M. Gunn Pdf

Disasters can strike at any time. From the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius to Hurricane Katrina, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters have caused tremendous loss of life, human suffering, and environmental catastrophe. The complex technological and social changes of the last few centuries have not only intensified the impact of such natural disasters, but have added new introduced new reasons to be concerned - plane crashes, bombings, industrial accidents, genocides. Calling some disasters natural and others man-made downplays the important interrelationship between the event and human actions. Human actions - or inactions - can catapult a natural phenomenon into a deadly catastrophe. Likewise, nature can be terribly disrupted by events that are created by humans. Encyclopedia of Disasters covers over 180 of the most important disasters in history. Arranged chronologically, the encyclopedia includes entries on those disasters that have had the greatest historical, environmental, and cultural impact: The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, which destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum; the London Fire of 1666, which flattened much of London and allowed the rebuilding of the city; the influenza epidemic of 1918, which killed millions; the 1964 Prince William Sound earthquake in Alaska, which caused death and destruction as far away as Hawaii; the worst nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1964, that has rendered the surrounding landscape uninhabitable; and the 2004 earthquake that created a tsunami that killed thousands in Sumatra. Each entry includes a list of readings for additional research, and the encyclopedia is illustrated with numerous photos and line illustrations that show the destruction and despair caused by these disasters.

Author : Naim Kapucu,Kuotsai Tom Liou
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319044682

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Disaster and Development by Naim Kapucu,Kuotsai Tom Liou Pdf

This book offers a systematic, empirical examination of the concepts of disasters and sustainable economic development applied to many cases around the world. It presents comprehensive coverage of the complex and dynamic relationship between disaster and development, making a vital contribution to the literature on disaster management, disaster resilience and sustainable development. The book collects twenty-three chapters, examining theoretical issues and investigating practical cases on policy, governance, and lessons learned in dealing with different types of disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods and hurricanes) in twenty countries and communities around the world.

Author : Peter T. Bobrowsky
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9048186994

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Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards by Peter T. Bobrowsky Pdf

Few subjects have caught the attention of the entire world as much as those dealing with natural hazards. The first decade of this new millennium provides a litany of tragic examples of various hazards that turned into disasters affecting millions of individuals around the globe. The human losses (some 225,000 people) associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the economic costs (approximately 200 billion USD) of the 2011 Tohoku Japan earthquake, tsunami and reactor event, and the collective social impacts of human tragedies experienced during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 all provide repetitive reminders that we humans are temporary guests occupying a very active and angry planet. Any examples may have been cited here to stress the point that natural events on Earth may, and often do, lead to disasters and catastrophes when humans place themselves into situations of high risk. Few subjects share the true interdisciplinary dependency that characterizes the field of natural hazards. From geology and geophysics to engineering and emergency response to social psychology and economics, the study of natural hazards draws input from an impressive suite of unique and previously independent specializations. Natural hazards provide a common platform to reduce disciplinary boundaries and facilitate a beneficial synergy in the provision of timely and useful information and action on this critical subject matter. As social norms change regarding the concept of acceptable risk and human migration leads to an explosion in the number of megacities, coastal over-crowding and unmanaged habitation in precarious environments such as mountainous slopes, the vulnerability of people and their susceptibility to natural hazards increases dramatically. Coupled with the concerns of changing climates, escalating recovery costs, a growing divergence between more developed and less developed countries, the subject of natural hazards remains on the forefront of issues that affect all people, nations, and environments all the time. This treatise provides a compendium of critical, timely and very detailed information and essential facts regarding the basic attributes of natural hazards and concomitant disasters. The Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards effectively captures and integrates contributions from an international portfolio of almost 300 specialists whose range of expertise addresses over 330 topics pertinent to the field of natural hazards. Disciplinary barriers are overcome in this comprehensive treatment of the subject matter. Clear illustrations and numerous color images enhance the primary aim to communicate and educate. The inclusion of a series of unique “classic case study” events interspersed throughout the volume provides tangible examples linking concepts, issues, outcomes and solutions. These case studies illustrate different but notable recent, historic and prehistoric events that have shaped the world as we now know it. They provide excellent focal points linking the remaining terms in the volume to the primary field of study. This Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards will remain a standard reference of choice for many years.

Author : Brian J. Gerber
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Hazard mitigation
ISBN : 0190667664

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards Governance by Brian J. Gerber Pdf

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards Governance is published as part of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science.

Author : Rajib Shaw,R.R. Krishnamurthy
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-18
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1439814309

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Disaster Management by Rajib Shaw,R.R. Krishnamurthy Pdf

The world is becoming increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters. Disaster data in recent years shows an increase in the physical, social, and economic impacts of these tragedies. While a global perspective of disaster management is necessary, it is also important to emphasize local solutions. This volume targets some of the key issues of disaster management on the local level, focusing on innovative research and applications. A reference book for researchers and practitioners, this text explores different types of hazards and disasters and examines the interrelated themes of risk and vulnerability, technology, education, and community.

Author : S. Syngellakis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1784662305

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Management of Natural Disasters by S. Syngellakis Pdf

Comprising a selection of articles dedicated to disaster management this volume focuses on the challenges arising from extreme natural phenomena and descriptions of methods for assessing their occurrence probability and of measures for mitigating their intensity and detrimental effects.

Author : Saskia Sassen
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781848260474

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Human Settlement Development - Volume IV by Saskia Sassen Pdf

Human Settlement Development is a component of Encyclopedia of Institutional and Infrastructural Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Human Settlement Development deals, in nine parts and four volumes , with a myriad of issues of great relevance to our world such as: Urban Sustainability and the Regional City System in the Asia Pacific; Peri-Urbanization: Zones of Rural - Urban Transition; Urban Sustainability: Theoretical Perspectives on Integrating Economic Development and the Environment; Rural Sustainability; Using Foreign Direct Investment to Improve Urban Environmental Infrastructure and Services- The Case of Hanoi, Vietnam; The Long Road Towards Sustainable Cities: The Dutch case; Urban Dimensions of Sustainable Development; Rural Development: Participation and Diversity for Sustainability; The Cities, the State and the Markets: In Search of Sustainability These four volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.