Disaster Risk

Description

The text offers a comprehensive and unique perspective on disaster risk associated with natural hazards. It covers a wide range of topics, reflecting the most recent debates but also older and pioneering discussions in the academic field of disaster studies as well as in the policy and practical areas of disaster risk reduction (DRR). This book will be of particular interest to undergraduate students studying geography and environmental studies/science. It will also be of relevance to students/professionals from a wide range of social and physical science disciplines, including public health and public policy, sociology, anthropology, political science and geology. Contents List of figures List of tables List of boxes Why a textbook on disaster risk? Part I: The nature and impact of disasters 1. Disaster risk 2. Where and when disasters occur 3. The impact of disasters Part II: Vulnerabilities and capacities 4. Why do disasters occur? 5. People’s vulnerability 6. People’s capacities Part III: Natural and socio-natural hazards 7. Endogenous processes: Earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis 8. Gravity-driven natural exogenous processes 9. Climatological and hydrometeorological hazards 10. Socio-natural hazards Part IV: People’s response to and resilience during and after disasters 11. People’s behaviour in times of disaster 12. People’s resilience 13 Moving towards disaster recovery Part V: Disaster risk reduction and management 14. Disaster risk reduction 15. Disaster management 16. Fostering disaster recovery What do we know and need to know? List of key concepts Index