Peijun Shi

Disaster Risk Science (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first English language book to systematically introduce basic theories, methods and applications of disaster risk science from the angle of different subjects including disaster science, emergency technology and risk management. Viewed from basic theories, disaster risk science consists of disaster system, formation mechanism and process, covering 3 chapters in this book. From the perspective of technical methods, disaster risk science includes measurement and assessment of disasters, mapping and zoning of disaster risk, covering 4 chapters in this book. From the angle of application practices, disaster risk science contains disaster management, emergency response and integrated disaster risk paradigm, covering 3 chapters in the book. The book can be a good reference for researchers, students, and practitioners in the field of disaster risk science and natural disaster risk management for more actively participating in and supporting the development of "disaster risk science".

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
• Seitenzahl: 751
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789811318528
• Artikelnr.: 54793241

Autorenporträt

Peijun Shi, a leading expert of natural disaster risk management in China, is the Academician of the China Science Center of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, and was awarded the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2004. He is the Deputy Director of the Expert Committee of China National Commission for Disaster Reduction and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University. He has led more than 10 national research projects, including projects of the National Science and Technology Support Program and National Key Basic Research and Development Program, and published over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles and more than 30 books and atlases. The representative books in recent years include Natural Disasters in China, World Atlas of Natural Disaster Risk and Integrated Risk Governance:Science Plan and Case Studies of Large-scale Disasters.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Hazards, Disasters and Risks.- Regional Disaster System.- Disaster Formation Process.- Disaster Measurement Statistics and Assessment.- Disaster Risk Assessment.- Disaster Risk Map.- Disaster Risk Regionalization.- Disaster Risk Management.- Disaster Emergency Management and Response.- Integrated Disaster Risk Governance.