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| Author | : Tarek M. G. E. Rashed |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 570 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Earthquake hazard analysis |
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| Author | : Jörn Birkmann |
| Publisher | : UN |
| Total Pages | : 712 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Emergency management |
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"Climate change adaptation", "building resilience" and "vulnerability and risk reduction" are noble words, but do we really know what is meant by these terms and how to assess their respective progress? This book seeks to address these questions. The world has recently experienced disasters of a magnitude rarely seen before: the cascading disaster in Japan, the earthquake in Haiti, and floods in Pakistan and Australia are a few prominent examples. These major disasters underline the fact that many communities and world regions are still vulnerable to extreme events and natural hazards. Additionally, creeping changes, such as sea level rise, are emerging pressures in the context of climate change. These changes are very likely to seriously affect livelihoods in many regions. The dynamic and complex interaction between vulnerable communities, and climate- and non-climate-related, sudden-onset and creeping hazards will most likely increase the risk of crises and disasters in the future. Following the popularity of the first edition, this volume has been completely revised and fully updated. This new edition includes the dimension of adaptation to climate change and new risks resulting from climate change. It combines practical examples from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe with theoretical and conceptual frameworks. It is key reading for all those interested in improving risk reduction and adaptation strategies to extreme events and gradual changes in the context of climate change and natural hazards."--Publisher's description.
| Author | : Sidrat Ul Muntaha Anees |
| Publisher | : Blue Rose Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2022-09-02 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
Nature presents humankind with a set of opportunities and risks which vary greatly in their spatial distribution. Earthquakes are the most feared natural hazards, as they occur without any recognizable warning, are unpredictable in space and time and inflict heavy losses in less than a minute duration. This book deals with the Earthquake vulnerability assessment of Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Vulnerability assessment with respect to natural hazards is a complex process that must consider multiple dimensions of vulnerability, including both physical and social factors. Socially created vulnerabilities are largely ignored, mainly due to the difficulty in quantifying them. This book gives a detailed vulnerability analysis of Srinagar city with respect to earthquakes by taking into consideration the physical, structural and non-structural parameters.
| Author | : Deborah S.K. Thomas |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 526 |
| Release | : 2013-05-09 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1466516380 |
With chapters that incorporate additional perspectives on social vulnerability, this second edition focuses on the social construction of disasters, demonstrating how the characteristics of an event are not the only reason that tragedies unfurl. It incorporates disaster case studies to illustrate concepts, relevant and seminal literature, and the most recent data available. In addition to highlighting the U.S. context, it integrates a global approach and includes numerous international case studies. The book highlights recent policy changes and current disaster management approaches and infuses the concept of community resilience and building capacity throughout the text.
| Author | : Ebru A. Gencer |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 118 |
| Release | : 2013-06-19 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 3642294707 |
Natural disasters are increasingly affecting the world, taking lives unexpectedly and leaving many others injured and homeless. Moreover, disasters disrupt local, national and even global economies, instantly changing the direction of development. In the first half of 2011 alone, 108 natural disasters occurred, killing over 23 thousand people, affecting nearly 44 million others and causing more than 253 billion US dollars of economic damages (CRED 2011,1). Large urban settlements have become increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of natural disasters. The concentration of substandard infrastructure and housing, material assets, and inherent socio-economic inequalities increase vulnerability to disasters in large urban areas, especially in developing countries. The size, number, functions, and geographical distribution of large- and megacities create a special concern for disaster risk. Good urban management practices can be a powerful catalyst for reducing losses from natural disasters, while simultaneously helping to develop a sustainable environment. Yet, the existing situation indicates that sustainable planning and risk management measures are not taken into consideration or may not be put into practice for a variety of financial, political, and social reasons. This book argues that, on one hand, socio-economic disparities resulting from unsustainable urban development can increase vulnerability to natural hazards, and on the other hand, when paired with natural hazards this increased vulnerability can negatively affect urban areas, resulting in further inequality. This book will showcase this argument with theoretical reviews and quantitative analyses on the interplay between sustainable development and disaster vulnerability as well as an in-depth case study of the role of urban planning and risk management practices in creating the socio-economic and spatial vulnerabilities and predicted earthquake risk in the megacity of Istanbul.
| Author | : Anita Dwyer |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 106 |
| Release | : 2004 |
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| Author | : Maria Bostenaru Dan |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 2014-02-11 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 940077981X |
The classical field dealing with earthquakes is called “earthquake engineering” and considered to be a branch of structural engineering. In projects dealing with strategies for earthquake risk mitigation, urban planning approaches are often neglected. Today interventions are needed on a city, rather than a building, scale. This work deals with the impact of earthquakes, including also a broader view on multihazards in urban areas. Uniquely among other works in the field, particular importance is given to urban planning issues, in conservation of heritage and emergency management. Multicriteria decision making and broad participation of those affected by disasters are included.
| Author | : Greg Bankoff |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1853839647 |
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
| Author | : Ryan Hamilton Kirby |
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| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2015 |
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| Author | : Sven Fuchs |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2018-03-22 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1107154898 |
A comprehensive overview of the concepts of vulnerability and resilience for natural hazards research for both physical and social scientists.
