Risk and Uncertainty Assessment for Natural Hazards (Hardcover, New)

Assessment of risk and uncertainty is crucial for natural hazard risk management, facilitating risk communication and informing strategies to successfully mitigate our society's vulnerability to natural disasters. Written by some of the world's leading experts, this book provides a state-of-the-art overview of risk and uncertainty assessment in natural hazards. It presents the core statistical concepts using clearly defined terminology applicable across all types of natural hazards and addresses the full range of sources of uncertainty, the role of expert judgement and the practice of uncertainty elicitation. The core of the book provides detailed coverage of all the main hazard types and concluding chapters address the wider societal context of risk management. This is an invaluable compendium for academic researchers and professionals working in the fields of natural hazards science, risk assessment and management and environmental science and will be of interest to anyone involved in natural hazards policy.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	April 2013
Editors:	Jonathan Rougier • Steve Sparks • Lisa J. Hill
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	588
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-00619-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena
LSN:	1-107-00619-8
Barcode:	9781107006195

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