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Author : Jeff Groman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781402703232
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Atlas of Natural Disasters written by Jeff Groman and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how natural disasters occur and how they shape life on earth.
Author : Peijun Shi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3662454300
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)
Download or read book World Atlas of Natural Disaster Risk written by Peijun Shi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-11 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first English-language atlas to systematically introduce the environment, hazard, vulnerability and risk mapping for 11 natural disasters, i.e. earthquake, volcano, landslide, flood, storm surge, sand-dust storm, tropical cyclone, heat wave, cold wave, drought and wildfire, and risk mapping for multi-hazard disaster in the world. The above 11 hazards are assessed and mapped at grid unit, comparable-geographic unit and national unit, and the multi-hazard is assessed and mapped at grid unit and national unit. The expected annual mortality and/or affected population risks and expected annual economic loss and/or affected property risk of 11 hazards and multi-hazard of the world at national level are unprecedentedly derived and ranked. The atlas can be a good reference for researchers and students in the field of natural disaster risk management and risk governance, and enterpriser and risk manager as well to understand the global natural disaster risk. Prof. Peijun Shi works at Beijing Normal University, China; Prof. Roger Kasperson works at Clark University, USA.
Author : Lesley Newson
Publisher : Viking Adult
ISBN 13 : 9780670883301
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Atlas of the World's Worst Natural Disasters written by Lesley Newson and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sarah Fecher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781854347954
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)
Download or read book Natural Disasters written by Sarah Fecher and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opening the world to the weird and wonderful, this book through facts, jokes and cartoons presents wild winds that suck houses into the air and giant earthquakes that rip open the ground.
Author : Suihan Yao
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)
Download or read book Atlas of Natural Disasters in China written by Suihan Yao and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systematically expresses the temporal and spatial patterns of natural disasters, the hazard-formative environment, hazard-affected bodies and hazard-formative factors.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)
Download or read book World Atlas of Natural Hazards written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Debarati Guha-Sapir
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199841934
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters written by Debarati Guha-Sapir and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work combines research and empirical evidence on the economic costs of disasters with theoretical approaches. It provides new insights on how to assess and manage the costs and impacts of disaster prevention, mitigation, recovery and adaption, and much more.
Author : Bill McGuire
Publisher : Hodder Arnold
ISBN 13 : 9780340764053
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)
Download or read book World Atlas of Natural Hazards written by Bill McGuire and published by Hodder Arnold. This book was released on 2004 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the opening year of the new millennium, an astonishing one in every thirty people on the planet were affected by floods, storms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other natural phenomena. Rapid-onset geophysical hazards (natural hazards or geohazards) have always exacted a devastating toll on society, both in terms of damage to property and infrastructure and loss of life. During the last millennium it is estimated that over 12 million deaths resulted from over one hundred thousand natural catastrophes triggered by geohazards. In the 20th century alone, the numbers of lives lost may be as high as 3.5 million, and there is little sign, at present, of the situation improving. In fact, the last three decades have seen a dramatic and worrying escalation, both in the numbers of natural catastrophes caused by geohazards, and in the accompanying economic and insured losses. This is partly due to the increasing concentration of both people and wealth in regions of high vulnerability, but the situation is exacerbated by extreme events associated with climate change and by direct human action such as deforestation and urbanisation. The World Atlas of Natural Hazards presents an authoritative yet accessible picture of the perils our planet and our society currently face and a view of the range and scale of threats that may be expected in the new century and beyond. The atlas incorporates a narrative that is driven by maps, images and graphics to paint portraits of natural hazards in space and time, the manner in which they impinge upon our society, and what we can do to avoid, mitigate, or manage their worst excesses. New research that sheds light on processes and mechanisms is addressed, along with established and innovative methodologies designed to limit the impact of natural hazards and reduce associated risk. The book opens with an introduction to the historical development of hazard and risk mapping and closes with a sober assessment of prospects for the future.
Author : Parris Lyew-Ayee
Publisher : University of West Indies Press
ISBN 13 : 9789766402594
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)
Download or read book Natural Hazards Atlas of Jamaica written by Parris Lyew-Ayee and published by University of West Indies Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors have creatively and persuasively designed an atlas of Jamaica focusing on the four principal natural hazards of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and landslides in order to increase government and public awareness of hazards in the context of the island?s developmental and environmental problems.The work is divided into three sections in which the authors consider the physical geography of Jamaica; detail the common hazards that commonly affect Jamaica, and provide maps of each Jamaican parish indicating models of each hazard at a local scale.?The atlas is accessible to decision makers in central and local government, students and teachers in both secondary and tertiary institutions, and local communities. The academic challenge of putting the atlas together has been executed with painstaking detail and with considerable technical expertise and flair. The authors are to be congratulated on successfully negotiating the huge task of compiling detailed geo-coded information on natural hazards from both historical and contemporary sources and spatially correlating this information with salient features of Jamaica?s human and physical geography and geology. The result is an engaging collection of maps which offer fascinating insights into the multiple hazards that impact Jamaica.??David Barker, Head, Department of Geography and Geology, University of the West Indies, Jamaica Co-published with the Mona Geoinformatics Institute, University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
Author : Anthony N. Penna
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118327543
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)
Download or read book Natural Disasters in a Global Environment written by Anthony N. Penna and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship. Examines a range of disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, landslides, hurricanes, famines, and more Highlights the role of science in studying natural disasters and describes the mechanisms responsible for them Features a range of case studies which can be used in conjunction with one another or as standalone examples Covers scientific material in a lucid and accessible style suited to undergraduate students or those outside of scientific disciplines Traces the transition of our understanding of disasters, from religious and superstitious explanations to contemporary scientific accounts
