Hazards analysis : reducing the impact of disasters

"The impacts of natural and manmade disasters have been increasing at exponential rates over the past few decades. Our global interconnectedness and the scale of disaster events has grown to the point where catastrophic disasters have regional, national, and even global economic consequences. T...

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Main Author Pine, John C., 1946-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]
EditionSecond edition.
Subjects
Disasters > Social aspects.
Emergency management.
Preparedness.
Community organization.
Disasters > Risk assessment.
Risk management.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781482228922
9781482228915
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xviii, 316 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to hazards analysis / John C. Pine
  • 2. Hazards identification / John C. Pine
  • 3. Modeling natural- and human-caused hazards / John C. Pine
  • 4. Spatial analysis / John C. Pine
  • 5. Risk analysis : assessing the risks of hazards / Kevin L. Shirley and John C. Pine
  • 6. Social, economic, and ecological vulnerability / John C. Pine
  • 7. Risk communication / John C. Pine and Stephen L. Guillot, Jr.
  • 8. Hazards risk management process / Greg Shaw
  • 9. Planning for sustainable and disaster-resilient communities / Gavin Smith
  • 10. Creating disaster-resilient communities : a new natural hazards risk management framework / Gavin Smith.

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