Description
Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2010
Vulnerability, Preparedness and Mitigation
Coordinator: Jha M.K.
Language: FrenchSubjects for Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters:
Publication date: 08-2016
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 12-2009
615 p. · 14x21 cm · Hardback
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The major challenges of the 21st century faced by human beings are how to achieve water security, food security, energy security and environmental security. Owing to enhanced natural/anthropogenic disasters worldwide, these challenges become much more complicated and daunting especially for developing countries. Therefore, it is important to highlight the risk of different disasters as well as the modern tools and techniques for minimizing disaster incidence and losses.
Disaster management being highly multidisciplinary in nature, a comprehensive book dealing with different aspects of disaster management, and encompassing important disasters faced by humankind is presently not available. This book is an attempt to fulfill this gap. It provides clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about different facets of disaster management along with salient case studies. The book highlights the current status of disaster management focusing on developing nations, discusses vital issues such as climate change and sustainable development, modern approaches and tools/techniques, and the challenges of and future R&D needs for sustainable disaster management.
Provides comprehensive and up-to-date information about disaster risk and mitigation
Covers all important disasters with salient case studies
Presents different facets of disaster management such as risk and vulnerability assessment, early warning systems, preparedness plans, tools/techniques and approaches for effective disaster mitigation, and future needs for efficient disaster management
The 28 chapters have been contributed by vibrant and knowledgeable international scientists of reputed institutes/organizations