Overview

This Handbook provides a state-of-the-science review of research and practice in the human dimensions of hazards field. The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Hazards and Society reviews and assesses existing knowledge and explores future research priorities in this growing field. It showcases the work of international experts, including established researchers, future stars in the field, and practitioners. Organised into four parts, all chapters have an international focus, and many include case studies from around the world. Part I explains geophysical and hydro-meteorological/climatological hazards, their impacts, and mitigation. Part II explores vulnerability, resilience, and equity. Part III explores preparedness, responses during environmental hazard events, impacts, and the recovery process. Part IV explores policy and practice, including governments, support provided during and after environmental hazard events, and provision of information. This Handbook will serve as an important resource for students, academics, practitioners, and policymakers working in the fields of environmental hazards and disaster risk reduction.

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Author:   Tara K. McGee ,  Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.300kg
ISBN:  

9780367427146

ISBN 10:   0367427141
Pages:   616
Publication Date:   30 June 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents 1 Introduction: Environmental Hazards today and tomorrow Tara K. McGee and Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell Part 1: Environmental Hazards Geophysical hazards 2 Earthquakes and Tsunami Julia S. Becker, Sara K. McBride, Lauren J. Vinnell, Wendy S.A. Saunders, Graham S. Leonard, Timothy J. Sullivan and Ken Gledhill 3 Volcanic Eruption David K. Chester and Angus M. Duncan 4 Landslides Irasema Alcántara-Ayala and Marten Geertsema Hydro-meteorological /climatological hazards 5 Tropical cyclones: Experiences from Bangladesh and the USA Edris Alam and Bill DelGrosso 6 Flooding Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell, Sally M. Priest and Lydia Cumiskey 7 Drought: The case of South Africa Andries Jordaan 8 Extreme Heat and Cold Michael J. Allen and Daniel J. Vecellio 9 Wildfire Tara K. McGee, Elise Gatti and Amy Cardinal Christianson 10 Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation Jörn Birkmann and Hannes Lauer Part 2: Vulnerability, Resilience, and Equity Vulnerability and Resilience 11 Social Vulnerability and Resilience to Environmental Hazards Kathleen Tierney 12 Vulnerability: Its discursive and material nature Janki Andharia 13 Community Level Social Capital and Resilience Daniel P. Aldrich and Michelle A. Meyer 14 Urban and rural interdependencies: infrastructure services Alexander Fekete, Asad Asadzadeh, Diana Contreras, Johannes Hamhaber, Simone Sandholz and Dominic Sett 15 Critical Infrastructure and Hazards: A risk modelling approach Elco Koks Equity 16 Environmental Justice and Hazards: Case studies from the USA and India Jayajit Chakraborty and Pratyusha Basu 17 Sexual and Gender Minorities in Disasters Dale Dominey-Howes, Scott McKinnon, Andrew Gorman-Murray, Christine Eriksen 18 Indigenous Responses to Environmental Hazard Events Suzanne Phibbs and Christine Kenney Part 3: Preparedness, Responses, Impacts, and Recovery Adaptation and preparedness 19 Adaptation to flood risk by households and small businesses Tim Harries 20 Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction: An Asian Perspective Rajib Shaw, Bismark adu-gyamfi, Vibhas Sukhwani 21 Emergency Alerting and Warnings Jeannette Sutton and Michael M. Wood Responses 22 Evacuation versus shelter-in-place Jim McLennan, Chris Bearman and Barbara Ryan 23 Volunteers and community participation Blythe McLennan 24 Religious institutions, communities and disasters Abdur R. Cheema Impacts 25 Physical health consequences of disasters Penelope Burns and Gerard FitzGerard 26 Disasters and Mental Health Michael J. Zakour 27 The economic impacts of flood risk reduction Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell Recovery 28 Disaster Recovery Bimal K. Paul 29 Regenerating Socio-Cultural Capacities and Capabilities in Disaster Recovery Douglas Paton, Petra Buergelt, Rey-Sheng Her, Li-ju Jang, Rei-Ling Lai, Ya-Lan Tseng, Ruei-Siang Wu and Sault Sagala Part 4: Policy and Practice Governments 30 International agreements and policies Lidia Mayner and Virginia Murray 31 Governance issues with environmental hazards Livhuwani Nemakonde, Sizwile Khoza and Dewald Van Niekerk 32 Local Governments and Environmental Hazards Kristin Taylor and Stephanie Zarb Support 33 Humanitarian Organizations and Aid Tammam Aloudat 34 The role of Insurance in Reducing Losses from Disasters Wouter Botzen and Howard Kunreuther 35 Settlement and Shelter Reconstruction Erin P. O’Connell and Brent Doberstein Information 36 Disaster Risk Reduction Education Glenn Fernandez 37 News Media Coverage of Environmental Hazards Bruno Takahashi 38 Reflections Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell and Tara K. McGee Index

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Tara K. McGee is an interdisciplinary social scientist in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta, Canada. Her research focuses on the human dimensions of wildfires. Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell is a geographer who founded the Flood Hazard Research Centre at Middlesex University, London. He is currently the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Middlesex University. He is the editor of the international journal Environmental Hazards published by Taylor & Francis.

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