Unraveling Environmental Disasters

Author : Daniel A. Vallero
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0443186529
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unraveling Environmental Disasters written by Daniel A. Vallero and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unraveling Environmental Disasters, Second Edition provides scientific explanations of the most threatening current and future environmental disasters, including an analysis of ways disasters could have been prevented and how to minimize risk of similar disasters in the future. In this new edition the authors provide foundational knowledge on why certain environmental disasters occur and ways of reducing the risk of recurrences. Anyone involved in teaching or working in the main sciences of physics, chemistry, and biology, or in the applied sciences, including engineering, design, planning, and homeland security, should read the book to become acquainted with these very important issues. Evaluates natural hazards and disasters with an emphasis on lessons learned for better future forecasting Considers the impact of human systems on environmental disasters, treating disasters as complex systems Provides detailed predictions, based upon sound science, on why disasters occur Includes fully updated chapters on food, health, and water Focuses on both theoretical and practical aspects of each disaster Includes disasters related to climate change and pollution

Author : Michelle Ann Miller
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811061262
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing Borders written by Michelle Ann Miller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multidisciplinary book examines the diverse ways in which environmental disasters with compounding impacts are being governed as they traverse sovereign territories across rapidly urbanising societies in Asia and the Pacific. Combining theoretical advances with contextually rich studies, the book examines efforts to tackle the complexities of cross-border environmental governance. In an urban age in which disasters are not easily contained within neatly delineated jurisdictions, both in terms of their interconnected causalities and their cascading effects, governance structures and mechanisms are faced with major challenges related to cooperation, collaboration and information sharing. This book helps bridge the gap between theory and practice by offering fresh insights and contrasting explanations for variations in transboundary disaster governance regimes among urbanising populations in the Asia-Pacific.

Author : Lewis Aptekar
Publisher : Hall Reference Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Disasters in Global Perspective written by Lewis Aptekar and published by Hall Reference Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how humans react to environmental disasters, focusing on the developing world where economic and political factors contribute to changing and extreme climatic event into a disaster that alters lives.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Borrowed Earth written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bridey Heing
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1534506187
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Catastrophe written by Bridey Heing and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike natural disasters, which happen because of the earth's natural geological processes, environmental catastrophes are devastating events that occur due to humanity's impact on the environment. These can include nuclear bombings, oil spills, and more recently the extreme weather events brought about by climate change. Wildfires, heat waves, flooding, droughts, and numerous other catastrophic scenarios manifest as a result. Use this volume to inform and alert your readers about this essential topic. With the global impact of environmental catastrophes becoming increasingly pronounced, scientists and politicians alike question what the best course of action may be to slow or even reverse the devastation. With this book, readers will form intelligent opinions that can help shape future action about necessary solutions.

Author : Robert R. M. Verchick
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674047915
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Facing Catastrophe written by Robert R. M. Verchick and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author argues for a new perspective on disaster law that is based on the principles of environmental protection. His prescription boils down to three simple commands: Go green, be fair, and keep safe. He argues that government must assume a stronger regulatory role in managing natural infrastructure, distributional fairness, and public risk.--[book cover].

Author : Bimal Kanti Paul
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9780470660027
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Hazards and Disasters written by Bimal Kanti Paul and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 interpretations for why natural disasters occur. In such interpretations they often either blame others, in order to conceal their inability to protect themselves, or they blame themselves, attributing the events to either real or imagined misdeeds. The book contains a chapter devoted to the neglected topic of such reactions and explanations. Includes chapters on key topics such as the application of GIS in hazard studies; resiliency; disasters and poverty; climate change and sustainability and development. This book is designed as a primary text for an interdisciplinary course on hazards for upper-level undergraduate and Graduate students. Although not targeted for an introductory hazards course, students in such a course may find it very useful as well. Additionally, emergency managers, planners, and both public and private organizations involved in disaster response, and mitigation could benefit from this book along with hazard researchers. It not only includes traditional and popular hazard topics (e.g., disaster cycles, disaster relief, and risk and vulnerability), it also includes neglected topics, such as the positive impacts of disasters, disaster myths and different accounts of disasters, and disasters and gender.

Author : John D. Baines
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781568470863
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Disasters written by John D. Baines and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of environmental disasters, including both natural and man-made.

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ISBN 13 : 9780511278815
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Disasters, Natural Recovery and Human Responses written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Woods
Publisher : Lerner Books [UK]
ISBN 13 : 1580134602
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Disasters written by Michael Woods and published by Lerner Books [UK]. This book was released on 2008 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes environmental disasters, including oil spills, chemical leaks, toxic pollution, and nuclear accidents, and discusses how they impact people, wildlife, and the environment.