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Integrated risk governance : science plan and case studies of large-scale disasters / / Peijun Shi, Carlo Jaeger, Qian Ye, editors
| Integrated risk governance : science plan and case studies of large-scale disasters / / Peijun Shi, Carlo Jaeger, Qian Ye, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 353.9/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ShiPeijun
JaegerCarlo YeQian |
| Collana | IHDP-integrated risk governance project series |
| Soggetto topico |
Emergency management
Emergency management - Planning Risk assessment |
| ISBN |
1-283-63144-X
9786613943897 3-642-31641-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: Integrated Risk Governance Project (IRG) Science Plan -- Executive Summary -- The Challenge -- Research Programme -- Outcomes -- Implementation Strategy -- Part II: Integrated Governance of Large Scale Disaster Risk -- Experiences and Lessons of Large-Scale Disaster Governance in China —Perspective to the Response of Wenchuan Earthquake Disaster May 12 2008 -- Experiences and Lessons of Large-Scale Disaster Governance in China —Perspective to the Response of Freezing Rain and Snowstorm Disaster in South China Early 2008 -- Avoiding the Avoidable. Towards A European Heat Waves Risk Governance -- Hurricane Katrina: A Teachable Moment -- China Wenchuan and Tangshan Earthquakes—Opportunity for Learning and Development -- Comparative Case Study of Entry Transition of Large-scale Disasters: 2008 South China Snow Storm and 2005 US Katrina -- Chinese Paradigm of Catastrophe Risk Governance -- The Community Model of Integrated Natural Disaster Risk Prevention in China. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437948903321 |
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Usable thoughts [[electronic resource] ] : climate, water, and weather in the twenty-first century / / by Michael H. Glantz and Qian Ye
| Usable thoughts [[electronic resource] ] : climate, water, and weather in the twenty-first century / / by Michael H. Glantz and Qian Ye |
| Autore | Glantz Michael H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : United Nations University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | YeQian |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatology
Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on Weather forecasting |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-808-7155-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; About this Book; Introduction; Rates and processes of a changing climate: The year 2020 is the new 2050; 1 Our Perceptions of Climate; A century of discovery; What is climate?; The challenge of measuring global climate; Climate patterns; Implications of variability; Where people live; What people think about their climate; The possible impact of human activities; Our increasing vulnerability; Changing sensitivity to climate; Climate from historical accounts; Twentieth century climate change; 2 The Climate System
Our knowledge of climateWhich events matter?; Learning by experience; exploiting new technologies; Northern middle latitude winter storms; Drought and dust; Understanding tropical cyclones; Trends in tropical cyclone numbers; El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO); Drought in Africa; Human effects on climate: Urbanization; Human effects on climate: Greenhouse gases; Human effects on climate: Atmospheric particulates; Human effects on climate: Deforestation and desertification; Human effects on climate: Ozone layer depletion; 3 Impacts of a Varying Climate; Suffering and costs The impacts of climate fluctuationsLearning from experience; Climate and biodiversity; Weather, climate and warfare; Major temperate zone droughts; Storm surges; Tropical storms; Sahel - the human consequences; Sahel - the nature of desertification; Floods around the world; ENSO - impact on agriculture; Other ENSO impacts; Heatwaves; Exceptional weather and climate events; Freshwater: Life's precious resource; 4 Climate for a Better Society; The rise of technology; Climate knows no boundaries; Serving society's needs; Tracking climate; Predicting the seasons; Food and fibre production Energy and societyThe earth's freshwater resources; Seeking answers on climate change; 5 The Century Ahead; Immediate challenges; Adapting to future change; Protecting the planet and its people; Future surprises?; Concluding Thoughts; The Limits to Growth and The Kyoto Protocol: The need for"tipping point" assessments; Selected Reading |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456553903321 |
Glantz Michael H
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| New York, : United Nations University Press, c2010 | ||
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