The impacts of natural and man-made disasters have increased
exponentially over the past few decades. Moreover, with our global
interconnectedness and the growing scale of disasters, today's
catastrophic disasters can have regional, national, and even global
economic consequences. Following in the tradition of the successful
first edition, Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters,
Second Edition provides a structure and process for understanding
the nature of natural and human-caused disasters. Stressing the
role of hazard risk management for public, private, and nonprofit
organizations, the author and expert contributors cover problem
solving, risk analysis, and risk communications to ensure readers
are in a position to identify key problems associated with hazards
and the risks that they present. The book details a systematic
process of hazards identification, vulnerability determination, and
consequence assessment for the natural, built, and human
environment. Using a cross-disciplinary approach, this book
effectively demonstrates how to use the results of vulnerability
assessment, spatial analysis, and community planning to reduce
adverse disaster outcomes and foster social, economic, and
environmental sustainability. Throughout, the book stresses that
hazards analysis is not an isolated process but one that must
engage the local community. Complete with clearly set objectives,
key terms, discussion questions, satellite images and maps, and
ancillary websites for further study, this authoritative guide
covers every element of the hazard analysis process in a
step-by-step format. Hazards Analysis presents time-proven
strategies for building sustainable communities, identifying and
prioritizing risks, and establishing successful disaster prevention
and relief strategies prior to a disaster.
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