Comprising a selection of articles dedicated to disaster management
this volume focuses on the challenges arising from extreme natural
phenomena and descriptions of methods for assessing their
occurrence probability and of measures for mitigating their
intensity and detrimental effects.The first group of articles
describes general strategies for risk assessment and mitigation,
providing examples in the context of various kinds of natural
disasters. The economic impact of mitigation measures, communities'
differing coping capabilities, human attitudes towards relocation
and possible links to climate change are among the topics
considered. Natural strategies are outlined in the contexts of
Turkey, Brazil and United Arab Emirates.The second part of the book
is concerned with disasters from specific natural causes starting
with a group of ten articles on floods.The corresponding
contributions address flood frequency, vulnerability and resilience
of communities, response of small and medium enterprises, risk in
terms of financial losses, private investment participation to
mitigation measures, assessment of design solutions against flood
hazard, sleeper dykes as a means of reducing risk, preparedness of
hospitals, causes of highway flooding and their relative
importance, and impact of floods on poor communities. The third set
of articles are related to earthquake-related hazards describing,
in particular, an analysis tool providing integrated risk, coping
capacity and management output, a method for assessing
vulnerability considering key contributing factors, a technique for
urban aftershock management and damage assessment, and neural
network modelling to estimate tsunami damage.Finally, a group of
three articles address issues related to landslides, namely, slope
management as a means of reducing risk and losses, early warning
based on rainfall data, and hazard prediction using favourability
function modelling and spatial target mapping software.Providing a
unique global perspective this volume focuses on recent
developments over a wide range of topics that cannot be found in
similar, currently available, publications in this field.This is a
valuable addition to the relevant literature available to
researchers and engineers working on risk assessment and mitigation
of natural disaster intensity and consequences. It will appeal of
those working in academic and research environments as well as
governmental, professional, national and international
organisations.
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