Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters - Vulnerability, Preparedness and Mitigation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2010)

The major challenges of the 21st century faced by human beings are how to achieve water security, food security, energy security and environmental security. Owing to enhanced natural/anthropogenic disasters worldwide, these challenges become much more complicated and daunting especially for developing countries. Therefore, it is important to highlight the risk of different disasters as well as the modern tools and techniques for minimizing disaster incidence and losses. Disaster management being highly multidisciplinary in nature, a comprehensive book dealing with different aspects of disaster management, and encompassing important disasters faced by humankind is presently not available. This book is an attempt to fulfill this gap. It provides clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about different facets of disaster management along with salient case studies. The book highlights the current status of disaster management focusing on developing nations, discusses vital issues such as climate change and sustainable development, modern approaches and tools/techniques, and the challenges of and future R&D needs for sustainable disaster management.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2010
Editors:	M K Jha
Dimensions:	210 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	615
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2010
ISBN-13:	978-9401777643
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	9401777640
Barcode:	9789401777643

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