Hazardous Future

Author : Isabel Capeloa Gil,Christoph Wulf
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110406801

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Hazardous Future by Isabel Capeloa Gil,Christoph Wulf Pdf

Since culture, the media and the arts deal with the perception and the processing of catastrophe, what kind of social knowledge does this process produce and how does it contribute to the sustainable development of societies? The book seeks to understand how societies and cultures deal with disaster and the rhetorical means they resort to in order to represent it. It is situated on the cusp between the response to natural catastrophe, the renewed awareness of human vulnerability in the face of environmental hazard and irresponsible policies and the social role of traditional knowledge and humanistic ideas for the preservation of human communities. It aims to be diverse, in disciplinary allegiance and cultural situation, and relevant, by bringing together articles by well-known scholars and policy makers to jointly discuss the possibilities of reframing hazard for the future, so that one may learn from restored behavior instead of repeating the mistakes of the past.

Author : Kenneth Pettersen Gould,Carl Macrae
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000407600

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Inside Hazardous Technological Systems by Kenneth Pettersen Gould,Carl Macrae Pdf

This book explores the challenges, opportunities, applications, and implications of applying qualitative research to critical questions of research and practice in the field of organizational risk and safety. The book brings together a diverse perspective to explore the practice of conducting qualitative research as well as to debate the quality of research and knowledge, drawing on a range of different perspectives and traditions. It offers novel and innovative developments in data collection and data analysis methods and tools that can be applied to safety, risk, and accident analysis in complex systems. It also will present practical issues associated with data access and empirical research in challenging and high-stakes environments. This book will provide academics, researchers, students, and professionals in the fields of safety, accident analysis, and risk with a broad-range and expert guide to the key issues and debates in the field, as well as a set of exemplary cases and reflective narratives from leading researchers in the field.

Author : Roger Few
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136565601

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Flood Hazards and Health by Roger Few Pdf

Flood hazards and the risks they present to human health are an increasing concern across the globe, in terms of lives, well-being and livelihoods, and the public resources needed to plan for, and deal with, the health impacts. This book is the first detailed assessment and discussion of the global health implications of flooding and future flood risk. It combines an analysis of the human health impacts of flooding with analysis of individual and societal response to those risks, and sets these findings in light of potential future increases in flood hazard as a result of climate change. Written and edited by leading researchers and practitioners on flood hazards and human health, the volume brings together findings from epidemiological, environmental, social and institutional studies, with analysis rooted in an approach that emphasizes the developmental as well as environmental causes of flood risk, and the socially differentiated nature of vulnerability and coping capacity. The first part of the book sets out the scope of the issues, and provides a detailed discussion of the global health impacts of floods and the nature of human response to the health risks posed. The second part presents new research evidence on specific health aspects of floods covering mental health, infectious diseases, local level responses and the responses of health systems - drawing on case study material from Europe, Africa, Asia and North America, including the impact of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The conclusion synthesizes insights from the previous chapters and discusses priorities for policy, practice and research. It draws out implications for present and future adaptation to flooding, and emphasizes the need to integrate action on health with the broader agenda of long-term risk reduction. This is indispensable reading for professionals and researchers working on hazard and disaster planning, risk reduction and public health in all countries and contexts.

Author : Rosemary Joyce
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780190888138

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The Future of Nuclear Waste by Rosemary Joyce Pdf

"How can sites of waste disposal be marked to prevent contamination in the future? The United States government addressed this challenge in planning for nuclear waste repositories. Consulting with experts in imagining future scenarios, in language and communication, and in anthropology, the Department of Energy sought to develop plans that would satisfy demands from the Environmental Protection Agency for a marker system that would be effective long into the future. Expert consultants proposed two very different designs: one based on archaeological sites recognized as cultural heritage monuments; the other proposing that certain forms invoke universal feelings. The Department of Energy opted for a design based on archaeological ruins, cited as proof human-made markers could last and communicate warnings for thousands of years. This book explores the common sense assumptions the experts made about their archaeological models, and shows how they are contradicted by what archaeologists understand about these places and things. The book alternates between discussions of archaeological marker designs and reflections on the alternative proposal based on archetypes intended to arouse universal responses. Recognizing these archetype designs as similar in scale and form to Land Art projects, it compares the way government experts proposed their designs would work with views of modern artists and critics. Drawing on views of indigenous people who disproportionately are asked to accommodate such projects, the book explores concessions within the project that only oral transmission is likely to ensure such sites remain identifiable long into the future"--

Author : Deepak Kumar Yadav,Pradeep Kumar,Pardeep Singh,Daniel A. Vallero
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323859288

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Hazardous Waste Management by Deepak Kumar Yadav,Pradeep Kumar,Pardeep Singh,Daniel A. Vallero Pdf

Hazardous Waste Management: An Overview of Advanced and Cost-Effective Solutions includes the latest practical knowledge and theoretical concepts for the treatment of hazardous wastes. The book covers five major themes, namely, ecological impact, waste management hierarchy, hazardous waste characteristics and regulations, hazardous wastes management, and future scope of hazardous waste management. It serves as a comprehensive and advanced reference for undergraduate students, researchers and practitioners in the field of hazardous wastes and focuses on the latest emerging research in the management of hazardous waste, the direction in which this branch is developing as well as future prospects. The book deals with all these components in-depth, however, particular attention is given to management techniques and cost-effective, economically feasible solutions for hazardous wastes released from various sources. Comprehensively explores the impact of hazardous wastes on human health and ecosystems Discusses toxicity across solid waste, aquatic food chain and airborne diseases Categorically elaborates waste treatment and management procedures with current challenges Discusses future challenges and the importance of renewing technologies

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 : 45,8 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 : Gabriella Marfe ,Carla Di Stefano
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811454721

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Hazardous Waste Management and Health Risks by Gabriella Marfe ,Carla Di Stefano Pdf

Hazardous Waste Management and Health Risks presents a systematic overview of evaluating solid and hazardous waste management practices. The book introduces readers to the basic principles of hazardous waste management and progresses into related topics that allow managers to assess environmental quality. These topics include heavy metal pollution, reproductive biomarkers as signals of environmental pressure and health risks, and environmental contamination in an international perspective. With an emphasis on sustainable development throughout the text, a zero-waste strategy as an alternative way to manage hazardous waste is suggested in a dedicated chapter. This reference book is intended as an introductory guide for managers taking waste management training courses and students involved in degree courses related to environmental engineering and management.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Fills (Earthwork)
ISBN : UCR:31210024955328

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Furley Hazardous Waste Landfill by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Factory and trade waste
ISBN : MINN:31951D002834818

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Hazardous and Toxic Waste Disposal by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Factory and trade waste
ISBN : IND:30000079508135

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Technologies and Management Strategies for Hazardous Waste Control by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Earthquake prediction
ISBN : PSU:000016123854

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The Adequacy of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act in Mitigating the Effects of Future U.S. Earthquakes by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology Pdf

Author : Winston Chow,Katherine Connor
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000716511

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Managing Hazardous Air Pollutants by Winston Chow,Katherine Connor Pdf

Managing Hazardous Air Pollutants presents a detailed examination of the state-of-the-art in the management of air pollutants ("air toxics"). This important new volume focuses on the latest research, regulatory perspectives, modeling, environmental and human risk assessments, new control strategies, monitoring programs, risk communication, and risk management. Key chapters in the book are devoted to these timely subjects:

Author : Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : UCSD:31822003163649

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Global Future by Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.) Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and Insurance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : PSU:000016129962

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Earthquake Hazard Mitigation and Earthquake Insurance by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and Insurance Pdf

Author : Domenico Grasso,Timothy M.Vogel,Barth Smets
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781848260559

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HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT by Domenico Grasso,Timothy M.Vogel,Barth Smets Pdf

Hazardous Waste Management theme is a component of Encyclopedia of Environmental and Ecological Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. Hazardous waste definitions differ from one country to another. A generic definition might center on wastes or combinations of wastes that pose a substantial present or potential hazard to humans or the environment, in part because they are not readily degradable, persistent in the environment and are deleterious to human health or natural resources. Most hazardous wastes are produced in the manufacturing of products for domestic consumption or further industrial application. The Theme on Hazardous Waste Management with contributions from distinguished experts in the field, discusses ecological risk, hazardous waste issues and management. This volume is 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.