Natural Hazards and the Mitigation of their Impact
Natural Hazards and the Mitigation of their Impact
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The book explores natural hazards of geophysical, meteorological, hydrological, and biological types and their impact on the living and non-living environment, offering mitigation options and focusing on Europe and Western Asia. It provides digitally accessible professional information to help readers identify and manage natural hazards.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 261 pages
Publication date: 20 August 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
This book explores the natural hazards of geophysical, meteorological, hydrological, and biological types that are causing increasing social and economic damage. It describes the development of these hazards and their impact on the living and non-living environment, and synthesizes a natural and social geography approach, exploring mitigation options and focusing attention on the processes that are most prevalent in Europe and Western Asia, as well as global phenomena. The author argues that, with the right knowledge and preparedness, the wide-ranging impacts of natural hazards intertwined with climate change can be reduced. This work provides a wealth of digitally accessible professional information to help readers identify and manage natural hazards. It is useful for students, educators, professionals, practitioners, and those interested in decision making.
Natural Hazards of Geophysical, Meteorological, Hydrological, and Biological Types
This book deals with the natural hazards of geophysical, meteorological, hydrological, and biological types that are causing increasing social and economic damage. The development of these hazards and their impact on the living and non-living environment are described in the individual chapters. The compilation synthesizes a natural and social geography approach, explores mitigation options, and focuses attention on the processes that are most prevalent in Europe and Western Asia, as well as global phenomena. The author argues that, with the right knowledge and preparedness, the wide-ranging impacts of natural hazards intertwined with climate change can be reduced. This work provides a wealth of digitally accessible professional information to help readers identify and manage natural hazards. It is useful for students, educators, professionals, practitioners, and those interested in decision making.
Weight: 427g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031072284
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022
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