Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management

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 environmental risks are explored within the comprehensive context of diverse natural hazards and disasters. Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management includes chapters on key topics such as the application of GIS in hazard studies; resiliency; disasters and poverty; climate change and sustainability and development. This book provides an essential, interdisciplinary text for students, emergency managers, planners and organisations involved in disaster response and mitigation. An accessible intermediate level text on natural hazards and disasters for those students wishing to specialise in the subject Focus on the positive and negative impacts of extreme events. Interdisciplinary approach Includes coverage of previously neglected areas of disaster studies such as gender Includes numerous global case studies and examples of natural hazards and disasters to enhance student understanding Includes chapters on the application of GIS in hazard studies; resiliency; disasters and poverty; climate change and sustainability and development