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Integrated Risk of Pandemic: Covid-19 Impacts, Resilience and Recommendations (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
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Integrated Risk of Pandemic: Covid-19 Impacts, Resilience and Recommendations (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth
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In light of the novel corona virus outbreak in December 2019 and
its subsequent impact on entire world as a global pandemic, the
book attempts to provide integrated risk assessment on Covid -19
like pandemics, as well as to understand the societal, environment
and economic impact of the outbreak in various sectors of
development. It covers fundamental factors of global disease
outbreaks and its coverage as major disaster through the complexity
and severity of consequences, illustrating the dimensions of low
frequency high intensity disasters. It brings together broad range
of topics including basic concepts, isolation measure, role of
governance and key technical advancements for containing the
diseases. In addition, it also covers resilience analysis towards
the impacts such outbreaks have on bio-diversity, ecosystem
services and agricultural food production. It defines key exit
strategies from the lessons learned and success stories of
historical disease outbreaks. The book is presented in four parts,
where part 1 familiarizes with fundamentals; part 2 focuses on
integrated risk assessments; part 3 focuses on various measures and
strategies of resilience; and part 4 suggests key lessons and
recommendations. The book is a useful reading reference for
scientific community, policy makers and professionals across the
domains of health, environment, disasters and sustainable
development. Book is specifically beneficial for postgraduate
students, researchers, planners and field professionals.
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