Reduction And Predictability Of Natural Disasters (Hardcover)

Within the past five years, the international community has recognized that it may be possible, through programs of systematic study, to devise means to reduce and mitigate the occurrence of a variety of devastating natural hazards. Among these disasters are earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and landslides. The importance of these studies is underscored by the fact that within fifty years, more than a third of the world's population will live in seismically and volcanically active zones. The International Council of Scientific Unions, together with UNESCO and the World Bank, have therefore endorsed the 1990s as the International Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), and are planning a variety of programs to address problems related to the predictability and mitigation of these disasters, particularly in third-world countries. Parallel programs have begun in a number of U.S. agencies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2019
First published:	1996
Authors:	John Rundle
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	323
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-32049-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
LSN:	0-367-32049-5
Barcode:	9780367320492

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