Assessment of vulnerability to natural hazards : a European perspective

• Other Authors: Alexander, David 1953-, Birkmann, Jörn (Editor), Kienberger, Stefan (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Elsevier, [2014]
• Subjects: přírodní katastrofy > Evropa; environmentální rizika > Evropa; krizový management; civilní ochrana; havarijní plánování; natural disasters > Europe; environmental risk > Europe; crisis management; disaster planning; civil defence; kolektivní monografie; collective monographs
• ISBN: 9780124105287
• Physical Description: xiii, 219 stran : barevné ilustrace ; 24 cm

"Reducing risk that emerges from hazards of natural origin and societal vulnerability is a key challenge for the development of more resilient communities and the overall goal of sustainable development. Newest global assessment reports (GAR 2011, Welle et al. 2012; IPCC 2013) underscore that r...