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Hazards analysis reducing the impact of disasters

The impacts of natural and man-made disasters have been increasing at exponential rates over the past few decades. Our global interconnectedness and the scale of disaster events has grown to the point where catastrophic disasters have regional, national, and even global economic consequences. This v...

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Main Author: Pine, John C. 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group [2015]
Edition:Second edition
Subjects:
Disasters > Social aspects
Emergency management
Preparedness
Community organization
Disasters > Risk assessment
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to hazards analysis / John C. Pine
  • 2. Hazards identification / John C. Pine
  • 3. Modeling natural- and human-caused hazards / John C. Pine
  • 4. Spatial analysis / John C. Pine
  • 5. Risk analysis : assessing the risks of hazards / Kevin L. Shirley and John C. Pine
  • 6. Social, economic, and ecological vulnerability / John C. Pine
  • 7. Risk communication / John C. Pine and Stephen L. Guillot, Jr.
  • 8. Hazards risk management process / Greg Shaw
  • 9. Planning for sustainable and disaster-resilient communities / Gavin Smith
  • 10. Creating disaster-resilient communities : a new natural hazards risk management framework / Gavin Smith

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