Stimulus for human and societal dynamics in the prevention of catastrophes [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Arman Avagyan ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, : IOS Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.11962
• Soggetto topico: Disasters - Risk assessment; Disasters - Risk assessment - Social aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: AvagyanArman
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Title; Preface; Contents; Theme 1 Public Risk Perception and Communication; Theme 2 Seismic Risk Assessment and Consequence Reduction; Theme 3 Hazard Monitoring and Management; Theme 4 Assessment and Management of Industrial Risks; Subject Index; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Disasters, both natural and man-made, not only present a major threat to national security, they can also significantly impede the stable development of national economies. Dealing with them safely and efficiently is dependent on a well structured policy in emergency preparedness, something which can also go some way towards mitigating the inevitable burden they represent in financial terms. In the Caucasian region alone, natural and man-made disasters are estimated to have cost hundreds of millions of US dollars in the period 2003 to 2010. This book presents 34 papers, arising from the NATO A
• Titolo autorizzato: Stimulus for human and societal dynamics in the prevention of catastrophes
• ISBN: 6613289701; 1-283-28970-9; 9786613289704; 1-60750-738-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457580703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: NATO science for peace and security series. : E, . -Human and societal dynamics ; ; v. 80.