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020 _a9781482228915 (hardback)
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082 0 4 _a363.34
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_bPIN
100 1 _aPine, John C.,
_d1946-
_938144
245 1 0 _aHazards analysis :
_breducing the impact of disasters /
_cJohn C. Pine.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aBoca Raton :
_bCRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group,
_cc.2015.
300 _axxi, 316 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
500 _aIndex : p. 309-316.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _a"The impacts of natural and man-made disasters have been increasing at exponential rates over the past few decades. Our global interconnectedness and the scale of disaster events has grown to the point where catastrophic disasters have regional, national, and even global economic consequences. This volume presents a systematic process of hazards identification, vulnerability determination, and consequence assessment for the natural, built, and human environment. The book aims to examine strategies that may be taken at the individual, organization, community, and regional levels to reduce the adverse consequences of disasters and to foster sustainability. "--
520 _a"Preface The social, economic and environmental impacts from natural and human caused disasters have increased during the recent decades. The impacts from these disasters are seen on a global scale and are driving efforts to reduce adverse consequences on vulnerable populations and communities. We have attempted to reduce the costs of these disasters but continue to carry out policies that encourage development in vulnerable geographic areas of the world. With threats imposed by global warming, we see that many communities are subject to increasing levels of risk and can achieve sustainable development through appropriately informed planning, protection, mitigation and recovery strategies. Strategies to enhance community resilience to hazards must be based on research that integrates complex social, economic and environmental systems. Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impacts of Disasters provides a structure and process for understanding the nature of natural and human caused hazards and strategies for building sustainable communities. The key to sustainability is acknowledging the unique nature of the local community and how geography, social systems, the economy and infrastructures influence a community's capacity to withstand and recover from a disaster. This book demonstrates how we use hazards analysis to identify and prioritize risks and develop approaches to community hazard mitigation. The role of hazard risk management is stressed for public, private and non-profit organizations. "--
590 _aSara elBakry
650 0 _aSystem safety
_2BUEsh
650 0 _aIndustrial safety
_2BUEsh
_xData processing
651 _2BUEsh
653 _bENGGEN
_cJune2015
655 _vreading book
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