Prediction and perception of natural hazards : proceedings symposium, 22-26 October 1990, Perugia, Italy
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Prediction and perception of natural hazards : proceedings symposium, 22-26 October 1990, Perugia, Italy
（Advances in natural and technological hazards research, v. 2）
Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1993
- : softcover
Available at 8 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
"Copyright 1993, Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1993"--T.p. verso of softcover
Softcover size: 24 cm
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This collection of articles provides a unique overview of the state of the science in the prediction of and response to natural disaster events. The uniqueness of this volume is that it comprises more than just the physical science perspective.
For each natural hazard included in this text, social scientists have provided research summaries of how public perceptions are related to the actions that are likely to be undertaken when people are confronted with information about the existence of a natural hazard threat.
In this book the reader can find a truly international characterization of both hazard perception and prediction. The American and European contributors provide state-of-the-science overviews of empirically-based research knowledge that expands beyond any national boundaries. This approach has resulted in broader understanding of what is currently known about predicting natural hazard events and predicting how those events, or warnings of them, will be responded to by different types of societies.
Table of Contents
Session 1: The Effect of the Uncertainties in Natural Hazard Prediction on the User Communities. Section 2: Uncertainties in the Development of Predictions of Large Scale Atmospheric Phenomena: Droughts, Tornadoes and Hurricanes. Session 3: Uncertainties in the Development of Predictions of Floods and Landslides. Session 4: Uncertainties in the Development of Predictions of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Session 5: The Use of Scientific Information by the Media.
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