Natural Hazards and the Mitigation of their Impact
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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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.
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1 General analysis of natural hazards1.1 Natural hazards and their types1.2 Interpretation and definitions of natural hazards1.3 Overall impacts and consequences of natural hazards in numbers1.3.1 Human aspects of natural hazards and disasters1.3.2 Economic aspects of natural hazards and disasters1.4 Logical steps for reducing the impacts of natural hazards1.5 Management of natural hazards2 Geophysical hazards2.1 Natural hazards posed by volcanic activity and mitigation options2.1.1 The formation and spatial distribution of volcanoes 2.1.2 The intensity of volcanic activity2.1.3 Consequences of volcanic activity and related hazards2.1.4 Relationship of volcanism to other natural hazards2.1.5 Forecasting and mitigating volcanic hazards 2.1.6 Monitoring volcanic activity2.1.7 Issues related to forecasting volcanic eruptions 2.1.8 Technical tasks related to reducing volcanic damage2.1.9 Human tasks tackling to mitigate the impact of the hazard2.2. The earthquake hazard2.2.1 Naturally occurring earthquakes and their spatial aspects2.2.2 Measuring the location and magnitude of an earthquake epicentre2.2.3 The frequency of earthquakes and its regional aspects2.2.4 Impacts of earthquakes2.2.5 Mitigating the impacts of earthquakes and responding to hazards 2.2.6 Some infrastructure aspects of mitigating earthquake impacts2.3 The tsunami hazard - seismic sea waves2.3.1 Tsunami occurrence2.3.2 Hydrometric characteristics and movement of a tsunami2.3.3 Consequences of a tsunami, environmental and social damage2.3.4 Mitigation options for the effects of tsunamis2.4 Natural hazards caused by landslides, mass movements2.4.1 Some types of landslides2.4.2 Physical background of landslides2.4.3 Causes of landslides2.4.4 Spatial occurrence of landslides2.4.5 Consequences of landslides2.4.6 Hazard mitigation, and some issues of protection2.4.7 Initial state, monitoring and mapping of the process 2.4.8 Landslide prediction
3 Meteorological hazards -
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extreme meteorological events3.1 Heat waves3.1.1 Some spatial and temporal characteristics of heat waves3.1.2 Effects of heat waves3.1.3 Heat wave mitigation, responses to heat wave hazards3.2 Cold waves 3.3 Fog hazard3.3.1 Hazardous effects of fog and their mitigation3.4 Tropical and temperate cyclones and related phenomena, hazards3.4.1 Tropical cyclones 3.4.2 Main characteristics of hurricanes and typhoons3.4.3 Temperate cyclones3.5 Extreme climatic phenomena associated with convective (vertically mixing) air mass movement3.5.1 Thunderstorms3.5.2 Lightnings3.5.3 Extreme rain, freezing rain, snow, blizzards, and snow squalls3.5.4 Tornadoes3.5.5 Dust and sandstorms 3.6 Mapping and forecasting extreme weather events
4 Hydrological hazards4.1 Flood risk4.1.1 Definition, concepts4.1.2 Parameters used in flood analysis4.1.3 Types and spatial aspects of floods4.1.4 Some natural and social consequences of floods 4.1.5 Physical consequences of floods, bed formation4.1.6 Flood (risk) management and mitigation4.1.7 Expected trends in flood risk4.2 Flash floods4.2.1 Spatial and temporal characteristics of flash floods4.2.2 Effects of flash floods and the damage they cause4.2.3 Estimation of flash flood risk 4.2.4 Protection, mitigation, and adaptation strategies4.3 Inland excess water hazards4.3.1 General characterisation, types4.3.2 Factors influencing the formation of inland excess water, measurement and extent of inland excess water4.3.3Environmental consequences of inland excess water4.3.4 Treatment and management of inland excess water4.4 The environmental risk of drought and some of its management issues4.4.1 General characterization, drought types 4.4.2 Factors and measurement of drought4.4.3 The environmental effects of drought 4.4.4 Drought management questions - effects and answers4.5 Soil erosion caused by water and wind4.5.1 Definition of soil erosion and its determinants4.5.2 Types of soil erosion and its spatial aspects4.5.3 Calculating the extent of soil erosion by precipitation and by wind4.5.4 Some consequences of soil erosion caused by water and wind4.5.5 Answering some management questions on soil erosion4.5.6 Future changes in the extent of soil erosion5 Biosphere-related natural hazards (Tímea Kiss)5.1 Human health epidemics5.2 Plant and animal health epidemics5.3 Rapid spread of species5.3.1 Emergence of invasive species5.3.2 Algal bloom5.3.3 Insect invasions5.4 Ecosystem changes and degradation5.4.1 Forest degradation5.4.2 Extinction of species
6 Extraterrestrial hazards (Robert Géczi)6.1 Cosmic objects related to the (hazard) process6.2 Physical background and results of the impact process6.3 Consequences of extraterrestrial effects6.4 Mitigation options concerning the impact of the hazard
7 Climate change and its impacts7.1 Physical background and trends in climate change7.2 Some causes and consequences of climate change7.3 Impact of climate change on inland ice sheets, glaciers, and oceans7.4 Some options to mitigate the impacts of climate change
4 Hydrological hazards4.1 Flood risk4.1.1 Definition, concepts4.1.2 Parameters used in flood analysis4.1.3 Types and spatial aspects of floods4.1.4 Some natural and social consequences of floods 4.1.5 Physical consequences of floods, bed formation4.1.6 Flood (risk) management and mitigation4.1.7 Expected trends in flood risk4.2 Flash floods4.2.1 Spatial and temporal characteristics of flash floods4.2.2 Effects of flash floods and the damage they cause4.2.3 Estimation of flash flood risk 4.2.4 Protection, mitigation, and adaptation strategies4.3 Inland excess water hazards4.3.1 General characterisation, types4.3.2 Factors influencing the formation of inland excess water, measurement and extent of inland excess water4.3.3Environmental consequences of inland excess water4.3.4 Treatment and management of inland excess water4.4 The environmental risk of drought and some of its management issues4.4.1 General characterization, drought types 4.4.2 Factors and measurement of drought4.4.3 The environmental effects of drought 4.4.4 Drought management questions - effects and answers4.5 Soil erosion caused by water and wind4.5.1 Definition of soil erosion and its determinants4.5.2 Types of soil erosion and its spatial aspects4.5.3 Calculating the extent of soil erosion by precipitation and by wind4.5.4 Some consequences of soil erosion caused by water and wind4.5.5 Answering some management questions on soil erosion4.5.6 Future changes in the extent of soil erosion5 Biosphere-related natural hazards (Tímea Kiss)5.1 Human health epidemics5.2 Plant and animal health epidemics5.3 Rapid spread of species5.3.1 Emergence of invasive species5.3.2 Algal bloom5.3.3 Insect invasions5.4 Ecosystem changes and degradation5.4.1 Forest degradation5.4.2 Extinction of species
6 Extraterrestrial hazards (Robert Géczi)6.1 Cosmic objects related to the (hazard) process6.2 Physical background and results of the impact process6.3 Consequences of extraterrestrial effects6.4 Mitigation options concerning the impact of the hazard
7 Climate change and its impacts7.1 Physical background and trends in climate change7.2 Some causes and consequences of climate change7.3 Impact of climate change on inland ice sheets, glaciers, and oceans7.4 Some options to mitigate the impacts of climate change
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- Autor: Gábor Mezösi
- 2023, 1st ed. 2022, XII, 261 Seiten, 112 farbige Abbildungen, Maße: 15,5 x 23,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 3031072286
- ISBN-13: 9783031072284
Sprache:
Englisch
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