Overview

This volume encompasses latest research presented on the 6th edition of the Disaster Management Conference. The research published in this book is contributed by academics and experts on public health, security and disaster management in order to assess the potential risk from various disasters and discuss ways to prevent or alleviate damage. As the human population has continued to concentrate in urban areas the number of people and the value of property affected by both natural and man-produced disasters has also grown. Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes and forest fires have all taken their toll, as have man-made catastrophes such as industrial spillages and terrorist attacks. It is important to understand the nature of these global risks to be able to develop strategies to prepare for these events and plan effective responses in terms of disaster management and the associated human health impacts. The included paper cover various subject areas, including: Disaster analysis; Disaster monitoring and mitigation; Emergency preparedness; Risk mitigation; Risk and security; Resilience; Socio-economic issues; Health risk; Human factors; Multi-hazard risk assessment; Case studies; Learning from disasters and man-made disasters.

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Author:   G. Passerini
Publisher:   WIT Press
Imprint:   WIT Press
Volume:   190
ISBN:  

9781784663537

ISBN 10:   1784663530
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   04 December 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Hurricane Harvey unstrapped: Experiencing adaptive tensions on the edge of chaos; Information systems supporting disaster management of droughts; Road traffic accidents: Reviewing the efficacy of road safety measures in New South Wales, Australia; Building back better with vulnerability: Post-Haiyan reflections on risk perception; The fire of Notre Dame: Economic lessons learned; Importance of self-help and mutual assistance among migrants during natural disasters; Dirty the waters: Mothers' experience of a chemical disaster in West Virginia, USA; From shelter to community recovery: A research project on an SAE area; Science during crisis: The role of science in disaster response; Incorporating climate science into disaster management programs; Applying the STAPLEE criteria to develop natural hazards mitigation actions: Case study and lessons learned in northern Puerto Rico; Seismic emergency planning in the municipalities of Elche and Alicante, Spain: First step for disaster management; Risk communication in order to facilitate community resilience against a large-scale flood; Study of the inundation analysis of flash floods in urban areas for rainfall impact forecasting; Perceptions of 9/11 among college-aged students, 2017-2019; Link between terrorism and social, economic and security-political factors; Quantifying physical and psychological impacts of explosive attacks on building occupants Author index

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