Mitigation of Dangers from Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards : Prediction, Prevention, and Preparedness /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
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Table of Contents:
- 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.