Natural Disaster Risk Management: Geosciences and Social Responsibility
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3319206745 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 514 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This textbook assumes the viewpoint of a regional disaster risk manager who is responsible for a certain area, and for making the lives of the people who live there safer, regardless of the type of natural disaster that may occur. This textbook provides a thorough introduction to natural disaster risk management. The book includes numerous examples of hazard mitigation concepts and techniques, as well as ways of intensively involving the local population in prevention schemes at an early stage. Furthermore, it provides an in-depth examination of the function of risk communication, both as an instrument for disseminating official information and as a function of public media. Many aspects of disaster risk management, such as those involved in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, avalanches and mudslides call for similar prevention and preparedness ins
He joined the German Geological Survey (BGR) the same year, and worked for an extended period as a petroleum advisor to Bangladesh and Pakistan. Later he became Head of the Department for Principles of Technical Cooperation, making him responsible for the BGR’s project planning and evaluation in the context of international cooperation. After returning from Indonesia to Germany in 2007, he was invited to hold lectures on natural disaster risk managemen
… This guide and accompanying free software will be very useful to students studying natural disaster risks. “Ranke … has written a very timely, well-organized, comprehensive textbook that will be remarkably valuable to earth scientists in many disciplines throughout the world. 53 (9), May, 2016). Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (M. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Climatologists, hydrologists, geophysicists, volcanologists, and sedimentologists are just some specialists who will find this book an important resource. S. Field, Choice, Vol