Author: Earl J. BakerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hazardous geographic environments
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Land Use Management and Regulation in Hazardous Areas
Author: Earl J. BakerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hazardous geographic environments
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Land Use Management and Regulation in Hazardous Areas
Author: Earl J. BakerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hazardous geographic environments
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Land Use Management and Regulation in Hazardous Areas
Author: Earl J. BakerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hazardous geographic environments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hurricane Hazard in the United States
Author: Colorado. University. Program on Technology, Environment and ManPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Cooperating with Nature
Author: A Joseph Henry Press bookPublisher: Joseph Henry Press
ISBN: 9780309174688
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
This volume focuses on the breakdown in sustainabilityâ€"the capacity of the planet to provide quality of life now and in the futureâ€"that is signaled by disaster. The authors bring to light why land use and sustainability have been ignored in devising public policies to deal with natural hazards. They lay out a vision of sustainability, concrete suggestions for policy reform, and procedures for planning. The book chronicles the long evolution of land-use planning and identifies key components of sustainable planning for hazards. Stressing the importance of balance in land use, the authors offer principles and specific reforms for achieving their visions of sustainability.
Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards
Author: Peter T. BobrowskyPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9789048186990
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Few subjects have caught the attention of the entire world as much as those dealing with natural hazards. The first decade of this new millennium provides a litany of tragic examples of various hazards that turned into disasters affecting millions of individuals around the globe. The human losses (some 225,000 people) associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the economic costs (approximately 200 billion USD) of the 2011 Tohoku Japan earthquake, tsunami and reactor event, and the collective social impacts of human tragedies experienced during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 all provide repetitive reminders that we humans are temporary guests occupying a very active and angry planet. Any examples may have been cited here to stress the point that natural events on Earth may, and often do, lead to disasters and catastrophes when humans place themselves into situations of high risk. Few subjects share the true interdisciplinary dependency that characterizes the field of natural hazards. From geology and geophysics to engineering and emergency response to social psychology and economics, the study of natural hazards draws input from an impressive suite of unique and previously independent specializations. Natural hazards provide a common platform to reduce disciplinary boundaries and facilitate a beneficial synergy in the provision of timely and useful information and action on this critical subject matter. As social norms change regarding the concept of acceptable risk and human migration leads to an explosion in the number of megacities, coastal over-crowding and unmanaged habitation in precarious environments such as mountainous slopes, the vulnerability of people and their susceptibility to natural hazards increases dramatically. Coupled with the concerns of changing climates, escalating recovery costs, a growing divergence between more developed and less developed countries, the subject of natural hazards remains on the forefront of issues that affect all people, nations, and environments all the time. This treatise provides a compendium of critical, timely and very detailed information and essential facts regarding the basic attributes of natural hazards and concomitant disasters. The Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards effectively captures and integrates contributions from an international portfolio of almost 300 specialists whose range of expertise addresses over 330 topics pertinent to the field of natural hazards. Disciplinary barriers are overcome in this comprehensive treatment of the subject matter. Clear illustrations and numerous color images enhance the primary aim to communicate and educate. The inclusion of a series of unique “classic case study” events interspersed throughout the volume provides tangible examples linking concepts, issues, outcomes and solutions. These case studies illustrate different but notable recent, historic and prehistoric events that have shaped the world as we now know it. They provide excellent focal points linking the remaining terms in the volume to the primary field of study. This Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards will remain a standard reference of choice for many years.
Natural Hazard Management in Coastal Areas
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Regulation of Flood Hazard Areas to Reduce Flood Losses
Author: Jon A. KuslerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Hazards and Land Use Planning
Author: Richard Stewart HyslopPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government liability
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Environmental Regulation of Land Use
Author: Linda A. MalonePublisher: West Group Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description