Natural disasters : prevention, risk factors and management
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Natural disasters : prevention, risk factors and management
(Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series)(Safety and risk in society series)
Nova Science Publishers, c2013
- : hardcover
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the prevention, risk factors and management of natural disasters. Topics discussed include typhoon and hurricane prediction; point-of-care testing in complex emergency and disaster resilience; management strategies for children during natural disasters; torrential floods prevention; information technology and simulation in disaster management; quantile approach application to seismic risk assessment; the increase of natural disasters as a result of global climate change; coping with disaster trauma; paleo-landslides in central Serbia; how the elderly cope during disasters and crises; and government involvement in Connecticut during Tropical Storm Irene.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Typhoon/Hurricane/Tropical Cyclone Disasters: Prediction, Prevention & Mitigation
- The Role of Point-of-Care Testing in Complex Emergency & Disaster Resilience
- Management Strategies for Children during Natural Disasters
- The New Quantile Approach: Application to the Seismic Risk Assessment
- Torrential Floods Prevention Possibilities: Case Study of the Skrapez River Watershed
- Natural Disasters in Touristic Destinations: The Case of Portuguese Islands
- Information Technology & Simulation in Disaster Management.
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