Natural Hazards Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Reduction

This book addresses different aspects of natural hazards and vulnerabilities, with a focus on prevention and protection. It consists of nine chapters, five on flood events addressing vulnerabilities, risk assessments, impacts, sensitivity analyses, and mitigation measures, two on climate change and...

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Kolejni autorzy: Simão Antunes do Carmo, José (Redaktor)
Format: Elektroniczne Rozdział
Język:angielski
Wydane: IntechOpen 2018
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Streszczenie:This book addresses different aspects of natural hazards and vulnerabilities, with a focus on prevention and protection. It consists of nine chapters, five on flood events addressing vulnerabilities, risk assessments, impacts, sensitivity analyses, and mitigation measures, two on climate change and reconstruction of natural hazard events such as avalanches and rockslides, and two on tsunamis and volcanoes. All chapters provide relevant information and useful elements for readers interested and concerned about the lack of action or its ineffectiveness in containing the vulnerabilities and risks of possible natural hazards worldwide.
Opis fizyczny:1 electronic resource (180 p.)
ISBN:intechopen.73232
9781789848212
9781789848205
9781838817282
Ograniczenie dostępu:Open Access