Natural Disasters: Multifaceted Aspects in Management and Impact Assessment - Couverture rigide

 
9789535111900: Natural Disasters: Multifaceted Aspects in Management and Impact Assessment
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9535111906 ISBN 13 : 9789535111900
Editeur : In Tech, 2013

Synopsis

This book is an overview of the complex and multifaceted topic of natural disasters impact. Several possible approaches can be undertaken to assess economic, psychological, societal or environmental damage caused by natural disasters, aiming to reduce the effects of future events on the whole of these sectors. This book proposes a range of studies realized in different continents, showing various aspects from which natural disasters can be view, thus giving a measure of the complexity and multidisciplinary of the topic. It starts with a paper presenting a possible strategy to either avoid or reduce the vulnerability of concrete buildings during floods. Then, it continues with an insight into the communication during post-disaster emergency phase and with two chapters concerning the assessment of two different kinds of impact on people everyday life. The book ends with an analysis of the role of stakeholder participation in post-disaster reconstruction.

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Éditeur
In Tech
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9535111906
ISBN 13 
9789535111900
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
126
Éditeur
Petrucci Olga
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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