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Environmental hazards and disasters: contexts, perspectives and management / by Bimal Kanti Paul

By:

Paul, Bimal Kanti

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: John Wiley, 2011. West Sussex:Description: xi,: 322pISBN:

9780470660027

Subject(s):

Hazardous geographic environments

DDC classification:

363.3406 PAU-E

Contents:

1.Introduction -- 2.History and development of hazard studies in geography -- 3.Vulnerability, resiliency, and risk -- 4.Disaster effects and impacts -- 5.Disaster cycles : mitigation and preparedness -- 6.Disaster cycles : response and recovery -- 7.Disaster relief -- 8.Hazards/disasters : special topics.

Summary: Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management focuses on manifested threats to humans and their welfare as a result of natural disasters. The book uses an integrative approach to address socio-cultural, political and physical components of the disaster process. Human and social vulnerability as well as risk to environmental hazards are explored within the comprehensive context of diverse natural hazards and disasters. In addition to scientific explanations of disastrous occurrences, people and governments of hazard-prone countries often have their own interpretation.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text/Reserve Book	Library, SPAB F-2	Non Fiction	363.3406 PAU-E (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		007541

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1.Introduction --
2.History and development of hazard studies in geography --
3.Vulnerability, resiliency, and risk --
4.Disaster effects and impacts --
5.Disaster cycles : mitigation and preparedness --
6.Disaster cycles : response and recovery --
7.Disaster relief --
8.Hazards/disasters : special topics.

Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management focuses on manifested threats to humans and their welfare as a result of natural disasters. The book uses an integrative approach to address socio-cultural, political and physical components of the disaster process. Human and social vulnerability as well as risk to environmental hazards are explored within the comprehensive context of diverse natural hazards and disasters. In addition to scientific explanations of disastrous occurrences, people and governments of hazard-prone countries often have their own interpretation.

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