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Author : Robert S. Carmichael
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1132 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Natural disasters
ISBN : 1682173348
A chronological survey of more than 100 of the worst disasters in history, including such recent events as the 2015 Mount Everest avalanches, 2015 Nepal earthquake, and Super Storm Sandy.
Author : Marlene Bradford,Robert S. Carmichael
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Natural disasters
ISBN : OCLC:648346626
Author : Robert S. Carmichael
Publisher : Salem Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Natural disasters
ISBN : 1682173321
Presents a three-volume set that explains scientific concepts with gripping narrative that details about 163 significant disastrous events from history.
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 : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309045469
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 : Debarati Guha-Sapir,Indhira Santos,Alexandre Borde
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199841936
This work combines research and empirical evidence on the economic costs of disasters with theoretical approaches. It provides new insights on how to assess and manage the costs and impacts of disaster prevention, mitigation, recovery and adaption, and much more.
Author : Richard Garrett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Natural disasters
ISBN : 0213165759
Author : Debarati Guha-Sapir,David Hargitt,Philippe Hoyois
Publisher : Presses univ. de Louvain
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 2930344717
Over the last 30 years, 6,367 natural disasters killed more than 2 million people. A cumulative total of 5.1 billion individuals were affected, of which 182 million were left homeless.These same disasters caused US$1.4 trillion worth of damages. Data on natural disasters and their impact on populations and economies play an essential role in understanding the factors that increase human vulnerability and the importance of disaster preparedness, mitigation and prevention.
Author : Marlene Bradford,Robert S. Carmichael
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Natural disasters
ISBN : OCLC:648346688
Author : Donald R. Prothero
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781421401478
Devastating natural disasters have profoundly shaped human history, leaving us with a respect for the mighty power of the earth—and a humbling view of our future. Paleontologist and geologist Donald R. Prothero tells the harrowing human stories behind these catastrophic events. Prothero describes in gripping detail some of the most important natural disasters in history: • the New Madrid, Missouri, earthquakes of 1811–1812 that caused church bells to ring in Boston • the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people • the massive volcanic eruptions of Krakatau, Mount Tambora, Mount Vesuvius, Mount St. Helens, and Nevado del Ruiz His clear and straightforward explanations of the forces that caused these disasters accompany gut-wrenching accounts of terrifying human experiences and a staggering loss of human life. Floods that wash out whole regions, earthquakes that level a single country, hurricanes that destroy everything in their path—all are here to remind us of how little control we have over the natural world. Dramatic photographs and eyewitness accounts recall the devastation wrought by these events, and the people—both heroes and fools—that are caught up in the earth's relentless forces. Eerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:678813889
Author : Anthony N. Penna,Jennifer S. Rivers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1118252349
Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship. Examines a range of disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, landslides, hurricanes, famines, and more Highlights the role of science in studying natural disasters and describes the mechanisms responsible for them Features a range of case studies which can be used in conjunction with one another or as standalone examples Covers scientific material in a lucid and accessible style suited to undergraduate students or those outside of scientific disciplines Traces the transition of our understanding of disasters, from religious and superstitious explanations to contemporary scientific accounts
Author : Robert S. Carmichael
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1132 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Natural disasters
ISBN : OCLC:985344459
Author : Peijun Shi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783662502709
This is the first English language book that systematically introduces the spatial and temporal patterns of major natural disasters in China from 1949 to 2014. It also reveals natural disaster formation mechanisms and processes, quantifies vulnerability to these disasters, evaluates disaster risks, summarizes the key strategies of integrated disaster risk governance, and analyzes large-scale disaster response cases in recent years in China. The book can be a good reference for researchers, students, and practitioners in the field of natural disaster risk management and risk governance for improving the understanding of natural disasters in China.
Author : Shirley Jordan
Publisher : Cover-To-Cover Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0756911842
Supplies brief information about the most notable natural disasters that have occurred in the United States, with a glossary.
Author : Piers Blaikie,Terry Cannon,Ian Davis,Ben Wisner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134528615
The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed. The updated new edition confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters and discusses disaster not as an aberration, but as a signal failure of mainstream 'development'. Two analytical models are provided as tools for understanding vulnerability. One links remote and distant 'root causes' to 'unsafe conditions' in a 'progression of vulnerability'. The other uses the concepts of 'access' and 'livelihood' to understand why some households are more vulnerable than others. Examining key natural events and incorporating strategies to create a safer world, this revised edition is an important resource for those involved in the fields of environment and development studies.