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• Author(s): Alfred Scott • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersThe book provides an analysis of the intricate and extensive field of the impact of natural disasters. Various approaches ...

• Author(s): Alfred Scott • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersThis book presents information that is essential for improving disaster management. The book discusses the management comp...

• Author(s): Alfred Scott • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersThe crossroads between more and more populated human communities and their transforming environment pose distinct complica...

• Author(s): Alfred Scott • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersDisaster management involves the mitigation of effects of a calamity using an integrative strategy involving both human an...

• Author(s): Harry Jones • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefDisasters can lead to loss of human life, environmental or material loss. Whether a disaster is naturally cau...

• Author(s): Harry Jones • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefThe serious disturbances that occur for a short period of time and cause extensive material, economic, human ...

• Author(s): Nicola Feidan • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersNatural hazards are natural phenomena that have a destructive effect on the built and natural environment. These hazards ...

• Author(s): Cathy Hogan • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Disasters & Disaster ReliefDisaster management is concerned with minimizing the adverse effects of natural as well as manmade disasters....

• Author(s): Alfred Scott • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersNatural disasters are adverse events caused due to natural processes of the Earth. Disasters can be classified into differ...

• Author(s): Lily Hill • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersA major adverse event that results from natural processes of the Earth is known as natural disaster. It includes volcanic eru...

• Author(s): Alfred Scott • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersTsunami is considered an epidemic natural disaster. The purpose of this multidisciplinary text is to present numerous rese...

• Author(s): Alfred Scott • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersDisaster management is a field which deals with minimizing the effects of disasters and casualties. It refers to planning ...

• Author(s): Alfred Scott • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersDisaster management tries to provide information about the types of disaster risks, how to respond and prepare for them. I...

• Author(s): Cathy Hogan • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersNatural hazards are the events occurring in nature which affect the civilization and environment in a harmful way. The two ...

• Author(s): Jaden Mason • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersTsunami refers to a natural disaster that is characterized by a set of long waves brought on by an abrupt movement of the o...

• Author(s): Aston Butler • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Remote Sensing & Geographic Information SystemsDisasters refer to severe disruptions that affect the functioning of a community, to an ...

• Author(s): Christopher Jenkins • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Earth Sciences - Seismology & VolcanismConvergence and divergence of tectonic plates trigger the occurrence of volcanoes on Eart...

• Author(s): Flynn Hayes • Publisher: Callisto Reference • Publisher Imprint: Callisto Reference • BISAC: Natural DisastersA flood is an overflow of water that submerges the land which is generally dry. It can occur due to various factors such as...