Natural Hazards : Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Reduction / / edited by José Simão Antunes Do Carmo
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| Autore: |
José Simão Antunes do Carmo
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| Titolo: |
Natural Hazards : Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Reduction / / edited by José Simão Antunes Do Carmo
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| Pubblicazione: | IntechOpen, 2018 |
| London : , : IntechOpen, , 2018 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 363.3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Natural disasters |
| Physical geography | |
| Risk assessment | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Geological Disaster |
| Physical Sciences | |
| Engineering and Technology | |
| Natural Disaster | |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | Do CarmoJosé Simão Antunes |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Natural hazards |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Natural Hazards |
| ISBN: | 1-83881-728-X |
| 1-78984-821-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910317772903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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