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- Describes measurability, predictability, human and economic impacts and mitigation options of the main natural hazards
- Interprets the natural and social impacts involved in these processes
- Presents a very detailed, digitally accessible, largely free, but reliable international literature on each topic
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This book deals with natural hazards of geophysical, meteorological, hydrological, and biological types that are causing increasing social and economic damage. The development of these hazards and their impact on the living and non-living environment are described in the individual chapters. The compilation synthesises a natural and social geography approach, explores mitigation options and focuses attention on the processes that are most prevalent in Europe and Western Asia, in addition to global phenomena.
The author argues that, with the right knowledge and preparedness, the wide-ranging impacts of natural hazards intertwined with climate change can be reduced. This work provides a wealth of digitally accessible professional information to help readers identify and manage natural hazards. The book is useful for students, educators, professionals, practitioners, and those interested in decision making.
The author argues that, with the right knowledge and preparedness, the wide-ranging impacts of natural hazards intertwined with climate change can be reduced. This work provides a wealth of digitally accessible professional information to help readers identify and manage natural hazards. The book is useful for students, educators, professionals, practitioners, and those interested in decision making.
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Book Title: Natural Hazards and the Mitigation of their Impact
Authors: Gábor Mezősi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07226-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07225-3Published: 19 August 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07228-4Published: 20 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-07226-0Published: 18 August 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 261
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 112 illustrations in colour
Topics: Natural Hazards