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Exploring Natural Hazards - A Case Study Approach (Hardcover)
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Exploring Natural Hazards - A Case Study Approach (Hardcover)
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 has
identified four priority areas for Disaster Risk Reduction:
understanding disaster risk; strengthening disaster risk governance
to manage disaster risk; investing in disaster risk reduction for
resilience and enhancing disaster preparedness for effective
response; and to "Build Back Better" in recovery, rehabilitation
and reconstruction. Although tremendous progress has been made in
recent decades in understanding the workings of the Earth systems
and, in particular, its impacts on and responses to human actions,
there remains a continuing and pressing need for knowledge that
will allow society to simultaneously reduce exposure to global
environmental hazards, while also meeting economic development
goals. Exploring Natural Hazards: A Case Study Approach,
contributes to the knowledge showcasing advanced practices for the
monitoring of natural hazards. Through each case study, the book
examines mainly hazards arising from processes within the
hydrosphere and atmosphere, triggered or exacerbated by inputs to
and transfers of energy between environmental components. It
discusses the causes of these phenomena, and ways in which improved
policy making, sometimes coupled with the application of
appropriate modern technologies, can help to reduce people's
exposure to harm. Discussing challenges, lessons learned and
recommendations, this book provides a snapshot of issues related to
tropical cyclones and typhoons, desertification, floods, lightning
as a hazard and the need for alert systems. It is a valuable
resource for practitioners and professionals alike, for
researchers, students and others who work at the intersection
between environmental hazards, sustainable development and social
justice.
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