Natural Disaster Risk Management Geosciences and Social Responsibility

Natural Disaster Risk Management Geosciences and Social Responsibility / by Ulrich Ranke.

Many aspects of disaster risk management, such as for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, avalanches and mudslides call for similar prevention and preparedness instruments, management concepts, and countermeasures. This textbook assumes the viewpoint of a regional disaster risk manager who is r...

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Main Author: Ranke, Ulrich (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Natural disasters.
Political communication.
Insurance.
Quality control.
Reliability.
Industrial safety.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Responsibility of Geoscience in Natural Disaster Risk Management
  • General Aspects
  • Natural Disaster vs. Extreme Events
  • Society of Risk
  • Definitions of Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk
  • General Aspects
  • Definitions
  • Hazard Assessment
  • Disaster Statistics
  • One Hazard Distribution
  • Hazard Cascade
  • Multiple Hazard Distribution
  • Multiple Hazard Assessment Application
  • Vulnerability Assessments
  • General Aspects
  • Definition Vulnerability
  • Social and Cultural Vulnerability
  • Economic Vulnerability
  • Ecological Vulnerability
  • Risk Assessments General Aspects
  • Definition
  • Loss Damage Curve, Frequency vs. Probability
  • Social Amplification of Risk
  • Societal Resilience
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Communications
  • General Aspects Risk Perception
  • Role of Media
  • Communication by Officials
  • Communication within Emergency Management Organizations
  • Risk Management
  • Mitigation
  • Increasing Resilience.

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