Book Details

Mitigation of Natural Hazards and Disasters

Publication year: 2005

ISBN: 978-1-4020-4514-1

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This book examines the aspects of prevention, mitigation, and management of environmental hazards and disasters from an international perspective. In light of the recent debate on climate change and the possible effects of such a change upon increasing frequency and magnitude of extreme environmental events, this publication overviews various policy and response discourse. Several case studies, from various countries and world regions, depicting recent experience in mitigation policy and program development and implementation and establishing interlinks between vulnerability and mitigation are presented to provide further insights.


Subject: Earth and Environmental Science, Climate mitigation, Environmental policy and management, Environmental risk assessment, Global change, Natural Disaster, Natural Hazard, climate change, development