| Autore |
D'Amico Sebastiano
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| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023]
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (503 pages)
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| Disciplina |
363.34
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| Collana |
Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research Series
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| Soggetto topico |
Emergency management
Environmental disasters
Natural disasters
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| ISBN |
9783031245411
9783031245404
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I: Geohazards and Disaster Prevention: Approaches and Case Studies -- Chapter 1: Social Vulnerability and Geohazards: Review and Implications -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Extreme Geohazards: Mechanism and Characteristics -- 1.2.1 Flood Due to Extreme Water Events -- 1.2.2 Earthquake -- 1.2.3 Landslide -- 1.2.4 Sinkhole (Natural and Anthropogenic) -- 1.2.5 Subsidence -- 1.3 Societal Impacts of Geo-Disasters -- 1.3.1 Before Disaster -- 1.3.1.1 Perception of Disaster Risk -- 1.3.1.2 Disaster Preparedness -- 1.3.1.3 Responses to Warning Communication -- 1.3.2 During Disaster -- 1.3.2.1 Housing and Homelessness -- 1.3.2.2 Residence in Areas at High Risk of Disaster Effects -- 1.3.2.3 Financial Effects -- 1.3.3 After Disaster -- 1.3.3.1 Difficulty of Obtaining and Receiving Aid -- 1.3.3.2 Lack of Access to Housing -- 1.3.3.3 Stress Associated with Lack of Resources -- 1.3.3.4 Greater Prevalence of Distress and Depression -- 1.3.3.5 Posttraumatic Stress -- 1.3.3.6 Physical Health and Health Problems -- 1.4 Case Studies of the Social and Economic Impact of Geo-Disasters -- 1.4.1 Hurricane Katrina (Levee System Failure): New Orleans Case Study -- 1.4.1.1 During Disaster (from Perspectives of Damage, Evacuation) -- 1.4.1.2 After Disaster (from the Perspective of Posttraumatic Stress) -- 1.4.2 Socioeconomic Impacts of Haiti Earthquake -- 1.4.2.1 Shelter -- 1.4.2.2 Impact on the Economy -- 1.4.2.3 Impact on Education -- 1.4.3 The Economic Loss due to Newcastle Earthquake -- 1.4.4 Sinkholes -- 1.5 Discussion on Differential Impacts of Geohazards in Social Vulnerability -- 1.6 Conclusion and Recommendation -- References -- Chapter 2: Representations of Catastrophe Victims in Journalistic Narration: L´Aquila Earthquake of 2009 -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Semantic Evolution of the Word ``Victim´´.
2.3 Representation of Victims as Martyrs: The Case of L´Aquila Earthquake -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Perception of the Self-Exposure to Geohazards in the Italian Coastal Population of the Adriatic Basin -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Methods -- 3.2.1 Study Areas -- 3.3 Data Collection -- 3.4 Data Analysis -- 3.5 Results and Discussion -- 3.5.1 Influence of Personal Factors and Climate Risk Awareness on the Perception of Self-Exposure to Geohazards -- 3.5.1.1 Lignano Sabbiadoro (Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region) -- 3.5.1.2 Montemarciano (Marche Region) -- 3.5.1.3 Brindisi (Puglia Region) -- 3.5.2 Influence of the Proximity to the Coast on the Perception of Self-Exposure to Geohazards -- 3.5.2.1 Lignano Sabbiadoro (Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region) -- 3.5.2.2 Montemarciano (Marche Region) -- 3.5.2.3 Brindisi (Puglia Region) -- 3.5.3 Overview on Factors Influencing the Perception of Self-Exposure to Geohazards Along the Italian Adriatic Coasts -- 3.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Urban Transformation, Collective Memory, and Disaster Preparedness: A Case from Turkey -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Urban Transformation and Disaster Management -- 4.1.2 Disaster Preparedness -- 4.1.3 Past Experiences and Collective Memory of Disasters -- 4.1.4 The 1999 Marmara Earthquake -- 4.1.5 Earthquakes in Balkesir -- 4.1.6 Research Question and Method -- 4.1.7 Findings of Household Characteristics -- 4.1.8 Findings Related to Disaster Preparedness -- 4.2 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Perceptions and Practices of Disaster Governance in Countries with Long History of Centralized Administration: A Ca... -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Literature Overview -- 5.2.1 Disaster Management and Preparedness -- 5.2.2 The Role of Local Governments/Municipalities in Disaster Preparedness -- 5.3 Research Methods and Techniques.
5.3.1 Purpose and Problem of the Research -- 5.3.2 Research Method and Process -- 5.4 Findings -- 5.4.1 Risk Analysis: ``It Has a Cost´´ -- 5.4.2 Database on Disadvantaged Groups: ``I Don´t Think We Have a Healthy Data´´ -- 5.4.3 Information on Disaster Material Requirements: ``We Provide Whatever Assistance Is Requested from Us´´ -- 5.4.4 Awareness-Raising Activities: ``A New Generation Is Coming with Its Consciousness Right Now´´ -- 5.4.5 Disaster Response Plan: ``That Plan Will Come from AFAD and We Will Be Involved in It´´ -- 5.4.6 Disasters and Inter-Institutional Cooperation: ``We Mobilize Very Well When Necessary´´ -- 5.4.7 The Central Role of AFAD: ``We Learned This on August 17th´´ -- 5.4.8 Cooperation with Civil Society: ``Let Me Be Clear, NGOs Are Not Very Active´´ -- 5.5 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Reducing the Risk from Asbestos in the Built Environment During Natural Hazard Events -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Types of Asbestos -- 6.3 Sources of Asbestos -- 6.4 Uses of Asbestos -- 6.5 Asbestos as a Hazard -- 6.6 Reducing the Asbestos Threat from Earthquakes, Cyclones, Floods, and Tsunamis -- 6.6.1 Elements of Disaster Risk Management -- 6.6.2 Preparedness and Risk Reduction -- 6.6.3 Asbestos-Aware Response and Recovery -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Climate Change Perspectives -- Chapter 7: Communicating Weather Risk in the Twenty-First Century: Approaches Using Video Games and Virtual Reality -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Data and Methodology -- 7.3 Results -- 7.4 Discussion -- 7.5 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 8: Assessing Coastal Flood Impact on Buildings: A Climate Change Perspective from the Developing Nation -- 8.1 Understanding the Impact of Changing Climate on Coastal Flooding -- 8.2 Assessing Coastal Flood Impact: A Perspective from a Developing Nation.
8.2.1 Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation Policy of the Government -- 8.2.2 Challenge in Estimating Coastal Flood Impact in a Data-Scarce Region -- 8.3 Multivariate Building Damage Assessment Model for Vernacular Buildings -- 8.3.1 Research Methodology -- 8.3.2 Results and Discussion -- 8.3.3 Analysing Spatial Damage Post-Cyclone Yass -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Coping with Disasters: What Place Names Can Tell Us About Anthropocene and Climate Change -- 9.1 Nomina Sunt Consequentia Rerum: A Name, A Destiny -- 9.2 An Ethnographic Case: La Saxe -- 9.3 Recurring Events -- 9.4 Saints and Holy Places -- 9.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10: Climate Change and the Rising Disaster Risk in Africa -- 10.1 Climate Change -- 10.1.1 Climate Change Mitigation -- 10.1.2 Adaptation -- 10.1.3 Loss and Damage -- 10.2 Disaster Risk -- 10.3 Climate Change´s Impacts on Disaster Risk in Africa -- 10.3.1 100 Years of Climate-Related Disasters in Africa: 1920-2019 -- 10.3.2 The ENSO Events: 1920-2019 -- 10.3.3 ENSO and the Anthropogenic Changing Climate -- 10.3.4 Neo-normal Disaster Risk Paradigm -- 10.3.4.1 Being Overtaken by Events -- 10.3.4.2 Heightened Vulnerability, Exposure and Dwindling Coping Capacities -- 10.3.4.3 Neo-normal Disaster Risk Paradigm: A Prophecy Comes True -- 10.3.5 Re-conceptualising Resilience in Neo-normal Disaster Risk Paradigm -- 10.3.6 Re-politicising CCA and DRR to Counter Neo-normal Disaster Risk Paradigm -- 10.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Water and Geohazards in Lower Casamance: Risk Perception and Prevention Strategies of the Populations in the Baïla... -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Study Area -- 11.3 Data and Methods -- 11.3.1 Choice of Villages for the Survey -- 11.3.2 Choice of the Population to Be Interviewed and Analysis of the Research -- 11.4 Results and Discussion.
11.4.1 Risks in the Baïla Marigot Basin -- 11.4.1.1 Perceptions of Variations in the Precipitation Regime -- 11.4.1.2 Perceptions of Water Storage and Quality Characteristics in the Baïla Marigot -- 11.4.1.3 Perceptions of Degradation of Other Natural Resources and Other Constraints in the Baïla Marigot Basin -- 11.4.2 Strategies and Action Plans for Prevention and Preparedness of Local Communities -- 11.4.2.1 Strategies for Dealing with Climate Risks in the Area -- 11.4.2.2 Water Resources Management Strategies in the Area -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: The Risk of Marine Erosion in Tunisian Beaches: A Retrospective Reading for a Prospective Vision -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Beaches that Apparently Nothing Predisposed to Important Marine Erosion -- 12.3 A Risk Not Limited to Managed Coasts and Perceived for More than a Century -- 12.3.1 Various Evidences and Indicators -- 12.3.2 What Conclusions? -- 12.4 An Inexorable Growing Risk, Especially Since the 1980s -- 12.4.1 A Growing Human Responsibility -- 12.4.2 An Erosion at Rapid Pace -- 12.5 The Documents Do Not Reveal Everything and Can Sometimes Mislead -- 12.5.1 The Corniche Beach of Bizerte -- 12.5.2 The Case of the Skanès Coast -- 12.6 A Negative Assessment at Different Levels: Beaches Often Unarmed to Face the Challenges of the Future -- 12.6.1 With Regard to the General State of the Beaches -- 12.6.2 With Regard to the Evolution of the Occupation of the Coast and the Attitude of Officials and Decision-Makers -- 12.6.2.1 About Coast Occupation´s Evolution and Decision-Makers´ Attitude -- 12.6.2.2 Delay in Soft Protection Methods´ Adoption and Prospective Approaches -- 12.7 Conclusion: Tunisia´s Sandy Beaches Leave Weak in the Fight Against the Predicted Sea-Level Rise -- References -- Chapter 13: African Indigenous Understanding of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Nexus.
13.1 Indignity and the Science.
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Earthquake Research and Analysis : Seismology, Seismotectonic and Earthquake Geology / / Sebastiano D'Amico
