Mountain Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is highly vulnerable to earthquakes and water-induced disasters. This fragile mountain region is under tremendous stress from climate change and land-use degradation that has accelerated flash floods, river-line floods, erosion, and wet mass movements during the monsoon period and drought in the non-monsoon period. Against the backdrop of intensifying disasters and in the absence of a focused documentation of disaster risk reduction issues in the HKH region, this volume presents a comprehensive body of knowledge. The main purpose and objective of this publication is to connect existing data, research, conceptual work, and practical cases on risk, resilience, and risk reduction from the HKH region under a common analytical umbrella. The result is a contribution to advancing disaster resilience and risk reduction in the HKH region. The book will be of special interest to policy makers, donors, and researchers concerned with the disaster issues in the region.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag,Japan
Country of origin:	Japan
Series:	Disaster Risk Reduction
Release date:	December 2014
First published:	2015
Editors:	Hari Krishna Nibanupudi • Rajib Shaw
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	284
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-4-431-55241-3
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
LSN:	4-431-55241-3
Barcode:	9784431552413

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!