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Environmental hazards and disasters : contexts, perspectives and management / Bimal Kanti Paul.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 322 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781119979616
  • 1119979617
  • 9780470660027
  • 0470660023
  • 9781119979623
  • 1119979625
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 363.3406 23
LOC classification:
  • GF85 .P38 2011eb
Online resources: Summary: Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management focuses on manifested threats to humans and their welfare as a result of natural disasters. The book uses an integrative approach to address socio-cultural, political and physical components of the disaster process. Human and social vulnerability as well as risk to environmental hazards are explored within the comprehensive context of diverse natural hazards and disasters. In addition to scientific explanations of disastrous occurrences, people and governments of hazard-prone countries often have their own interpretation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management focuses on manifested threats to humans and their welfare as a result of natural disasters. The book uses an integrative approach to address socio-cultural, political and physical components of the disaster process. Human and social vulnerability as well as risk to environmental hazards are explored within the comprehensive context of diverse natural hazards and disasters. In addition to scientific explanations of disastrous occurrences, people and governments of hazard-prone countries often have their own interpretation.

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