John C. Pine

Hazards Analysis (eBook, ePUB)

Reducing the Impact of Disasters, Second Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The impacts of natural and man-made disasters have increased exponentially over the past few decades Moreover, with our global interconnectedness and the growing scale of disasters, today's catastrophic disasters can have regional, national, and even global economic consequences. This book presents a systematic process of hazards identification and vulnerability assessment for the natural, built, and human environment. The book aims to examine strategies that may be taken at the individual, organization, community, and regional levels to reduce the adverse consequences of disasters and to foster sustainability.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040083093
• Artikelnr.: 70002436

Autorenporträt

John C. Pine serves as the director of the Research Institute for Environment, Energy & Economics (RIEEE), and professor in the department of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina. He joined the Appalachian faculty in 2009 after serving thirty years at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge where he directed the graduate and undergraduate Disaster Science and Management Program. At Louisiana State University, he was a professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology and the department of Environmental Sciences. His research on disasters and emergency management centers on emergency planning, risk assessment, and disaster recovery.

He has worked for many years with public agencies at the federal, state, and local levels as well as non-profit and private entities to identify strategies to enhance preparedness and community sustainability. His publications focus on hazards and disasters including Technology and Emergency Management from John Wiley (2007) and Tort Liability Today from the Public Risk Management Association (2005).

He is currently on the board of directors of the National Committee for the New River, the Learning Lodge at Grandfather Mountain, and an advisory board for the American Meteorological Society. His publications have been included in The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy and Management, Disasters, Journal of Race and Society, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Oceanography, Journal of Emergency Management, Natural Disaster Review, Journal of Environmental Health, and the Journal of Hazardous Materials. He received his doctorate in higher education administration and public administration from the University of Georgia, Athens, in 1979.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Hazards Analysis. Hazard Identification. Modeling of
Natural and Environmental Hazards. Spatial Analysis. Risk Analysis:
Assessing the Risks of Natural Hazards. Social, Economic and Ecological
Vulnerability. Risk Communication. The Hazards Risk Management Process.
Planning for Sustainable and Disaster Resilient Communities.
Disaster-Resilient Communities: A New Hazards Risk Management Framework.