Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research

ISBN-10: 0128162651
ISBN-13: 9780128162651
Category: Nature
Pages: 454
Language: English
Published: 2019-06-07
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Author: Fernando I. Rivera

Description

Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research provides a synthesis of the most pressing issues in natural hazards research by new professionals. The book begins with an overview of emerging research on natural hazards, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, sea-level rise, global warming, climate change, and tornadoes, among others. Remaining sections include topics such as socially vulnerable populations and the cycles of emergency management. Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research is intended to serve as a consolidated resource for academics, students, and researchers to learn about the most pressing issues in natural hazard research today. Provides a platform for readers to keep up-to-date with the interdisciplinary research that new professionals are producing Covers the multidisciplinary perspectives of the hazards and disasters field Includes international perspectives from new professionals around the world, including developing countries

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Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research
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- 496 pages
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