Mitigation of Dangers from Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards : Prediction, Prevention, and Preparedness /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Siegel, Frederic R. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
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505 0 |a Preface -- Introduction To Hazards and Factors That Affect Impacts On Global Societies -- Mitigation -- Risk Assessment/Vulnerability -- Conditions That Aggravate The Effects Of A Hazard On Citizens And Property -- Early Warning Systems (EWS) -- Damping The Dangers From Tectonics-Driven Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes -- Earthquakes -- Volcanoes -- Lessening The Impacts From Non-Tectonic (Natural) Hazards and Triggered Events -- Magnified Impact Of Natural Hazards From Global Warming/Climate Change And Inadequate Land-Use Planning -- Disease -- Natural Processes That Endanger Food Security Linked To Climate Change -- Land-Use Planning To Minimize Dangers To Citizens and Ecosystems -- Physical Siting Of Locations For Housing, Commerce, Industry and Parkland -- Pollution -- Mitigation of Hazard Impacts On Ecosystems And Their Inhabitants: Possible For Some, Not Possible For Others -- Mitigation Of Impacts On Ecosystems And Their Inhabitants Directly From Human Activities -- Mitigation Economics -- Insurance As A Mitigator of Post-Hazard Economic Stress: Coverage and Exclusions -- Conflicts/Wars: Human Driven Events That Injure/Kill people And Damage/Destroy Property -- Uncommon But Noteworthy Natural Disasters -- Epilogue -- Index. 
650 0 |a Natural disasters. 
650 0 |a System safety. 
650 0 |a Climate change. 
650 0 |a Water quality. 
650 0 |a Water pollution. 
650 0 |a Air pollution. 
650 0 |a Environmental pollution. 
650 1 4 |a Natural Hazards. 
650 2 4 |a Security Science and Technology. 
650 2 4 |a Climate Change. 
650 2 4 |a Water Quality/Water Pollution. 
650 2 4 |a Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution. 
650 2 4 |a Terrestrial Pollution. 
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