Screen LibraryNatural disaster risk management : geosciences and social responsibility /
Many aspects of disaster risk management, such as for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, avalanches and mudslides call for similar prevention and preparedness instruments, management concepts, and countermeasures. This textbook assumes the viewpoint of a regional disaster risk manager who is r...
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Springer International Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Many aspects of disaster risk management, such as for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, avalanches and mudslides call for similar prevention and preparedness instruments, management concepts, and countermeasures. This textbook assumes the viewpoint of a regional disaster risk manager who is responsible for a certain area, and for making the lives of the poeple who live there safer, regardless of the type of natural disaster that may occur. The same holds true for boosting preparedness and awareness in the population at risk. The book includes numerous of examples of hazard mitigation |
| Carrier Form: | xx, 514 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 512-514). |
| ISBN: |
9783319206745 (hardback) : 3319206745 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | GB5014 |
| CLC: | X43-05 |
| Call Number: | X43-05/R198 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Natural Disaster and Society -- Natural Disasters : Definitions and Classification -- Instructional and Organizational Framework for a Disaster Risk Management -- Hazard Assessment -- Vulnerability Assessment - Risk Assessment -- Integrated Disaster Risk Management -- Community Awareness and participation -- responsibility of Geosciences in Natural Disaster Risk Management. |