Environmental Disaster Management
eBook - PDF

Environmental Disaster Management

  1. 357 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Environmental Disaster Management

About this book

This book describes the increasing frequency and intensity of natural and man-made disasters in the world, and these disasters have devastating effects on the environment. It discusses changes in land use and land cover that have eroded the natural buffer zone that protects communities from harm. Disasters are described as emergencies caused by natural risks or man-made actions, leading to major changes in the situation in a relatively short period of time. Common examples are displacement, disease, death, and crop loss. The book mentions that disasters may vary in cause, scope, interval, and necessary intervention measures. The author also claims that the socioeconomic structure of a society remains to be a key determinant of a population's vulnerability to disasters.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  5. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Abbreviations
  8. Preface
  9. Chapter 1 What Is a Disaster?
  10. Chapter 2 Factors Leading to Environmental Disasters
  11. Chapter 3 Consequences of Environmental Disaster
  12. Chapter 4 Factors of Vulnerability to Environmental Disasters
  13. Chapter 5 Environmental Disaster Preparedness
  14. Chapter 6 Environmental Disaster Recovery (Rehabilitation and Reconstruction)
  15. Chapter 7 Environmental Disaster Mitigation
  16. Chapter 8 Environmental Health Management
  17. Chapter 9 Worst Environmental Disasters in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Africa
  18. Chapter 10 Worst Man-Made Environmental Disasters in American History
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index
  21. Back Cover