02267nam 2200529 450 991031777290332120231026175435.01-83881-728-X1-78984-821-0(CKB)4970000000100355(NjHacI)994970000000100355(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/54354(EXLCZ)99497000000010035520221023d2018 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNatural Hazards Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Reduction /edited by José Simão Antunes Do CarmoIntechOpen2018London :IntechOpen,2018.1 online resource (180 pages) illustrations1-78984-820-2 Includes bibliographical references.This book addresses different aspects of natural hazards and vulnerabilities, with a focus on prevention and protection. It consists of nine chapters, five on flood events addressing vulnerabilities, risk assessments, impacts, sensitivity analyses, and mitigation measures, two on climate change and reconstruction of natural hazard events such as avalanches and rockslides, and two on tsunamis and volcanoes. All chapters provide relevant information and useful elements for readers interested and concerned about the lack of action or its ineffectiveness in containing the vulnerabilities and risks of possible natural hazards worldwide.Natural hazardsNatural disastersPhysical geographyRisk assessmentGeological DisasterPhysical SciencesEngineering and TechnologyNatural DisasterEarth and Planetary SciencesNatural disasters.Physical geography.Risk assessment.363.3José Simão Antunes do Carmoauth1314750Do Carmo José Simão AntunesNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910317772903321Natural Hazards3574505UNINA