Beschreibung:
The seventh edition of Environmental Hazards provides a much expanded and fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme environmental events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century globally.
Foreword by Mami Mizutori Part One: The Nature of Hazard Chapter 1 - Hazard in the Environment Chapter 2 - Dimensions of Disaster Chapter 3 - Vulnerability, Resilience, and Sustainability Chapter 4 - Risk Assessment and Management Chapter 5 - Disaster Risk Reduction Part Two: The Experience and Reduction of Hazard Chapter 6 - Earthquake hazards Chapter 7 - Volcanic hazards Chapter 8 - Tsunami hazards Chapter 9 - Mass Movements Chapter 10 - Storms Chapter 11 - Floods Chapter 12 - Drought Chapter 13 - Extreme Temperatures Chapter 14 - Wildfires Chapter 15 - Epidemic Diseases Part Three: Environmental Hazard and Risk in an Anthropocene Chapter 16 - Anthropocene Changes Chapter 17 - Industrial and Waste Hazards Chapter 18 - Climate and Beyond Chapter 19 - Using Environmental Hazards Knowledge for Action