Extreme Hazard


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Extreme Hazard


Extreme Hazard
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Author : Joan Marie Verba
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-11-01

Extreme Hazard written by Joan Marie Verba and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-01 with categories.




Risk In Extreme Environments


Risk In Extreme Environments
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Author : Vicki M. Bier
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-10-19

Risk In Extreme Environments written by Vicki M. Bier and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-19 with Business & Economics categories.


Risk in Extreme Environments presents a wide-ranging discussion of approaches for assessing and managing extreme risks. Extreme events are not only severe, but also outside the normal range of experience of the system in question, and can include environmental catastrophe; engineering failure; financial or business meltdown; and nuclear or other extreme terrorism. The book focuses on synthesizing research results in a way that provides insights useful to decision makers, and enables them to ask probing questions about the risks faced by their organizations, identify creative solutions, and minimize the neglect of extreme risks that can come from a focus on mundane or ordinary management challenges. The book details case studies on nuclear power, infectious diseases, and global catastrophic risks, in addition to sections on risk assessment, risk management, and risk perceptions. Since effective management benefits from an interdisciplinary perspective, the chapter authors include experts in economics, engineering, geography, law, political science, psychology, sociology, and science in addition to risk analysis. Risk in Extreme Environments is an accessible and valuable resource for risk managers and other decision makers responsible for large complex business and government decisions, while also providing enough detail and references to be informative for risk analysts interested in learning more about technical aspects of the various methods.



Extreme Events And Natural Hazards


Extreme Events And Natural Hazards
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Author : A. Surjalal Sharma
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-05-08

Extreme Events And Natural Hazards written by A. Surjalal Sharma and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-08 with Science categories.


Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 196. Extreme Events and Natural Hazards: The Complexity Perspective examines recent developments in complexity science that provide a new approach to understanding extreme events. This understanding is critical to the development of strategies for the prediction of natural hazards and mitigation of their adverse consequences. The volume is a comprehensive collection of current developments in the understanding of extreme events. The following critical areas are highlighted: understanding extreme events, natural hazard prediction and development of mitigation strategies, recent developments in complexity science, global change and how it relates to extreme events, and policy sciences and perspective. With its overarching theme, Extreme Events and Natural Hazards will be of interest and relevance to scientists interested in nonlinear geophysics, natural hazards, atmospheric science, hydrology, oceanography, tectonics, and space weather.



Extreme Events


Extreme Events
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Author : Jonathan Nott
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-04-20

Extreme Events written by Jonathan Nott and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-20 with Mathematics categories.


A textbook that describes how to deduce accurate hazard risk assessments from long-term records.



Risks And Hazards


Risks And Hazards
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990

Risks And Hazards written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Disasters categories.




Extreme Value Theory With Applications To Natural Hazards


Extreme Value Theory With Applications To Natural Hazards
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Author : Nicolas Bousquet
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-10-09

Extreme Value Theory With Applications To Natural Hazards written by Nicolas Bousquet and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-09 with Mathematics categories.


This richly illustrated book describes statistical extreme value theory for the quantification of natural hazards, such as strong winds, floods and rainfall, and discusses an interdisciplinary approach to allow the theoretical methods to be applied. The approach consists of a number of steps: data selection and correction, non-stationary theory (to account for trends due to climate change), and selecting appropriate estimation techniques based on both decision-theoretic features (e.g., Bayesian theory), empirical robustness and a valid treatment of uncertainties. It also examines and critically reviews alternative approaches based on stochastic and dynamic numerical models, as well as recently emerging data analysis issues and presents large-scale, multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art case studies. Intended for all those with a basic knowledge of statistical methods interested in the quantification of natural hazards, the book is also a valuable resource for engineers conducting risk analyses in collaboration with scientists from other fields (such as hydrologists, meteorologists, climatologists).



Extreme Natural Hazards Disaster Risks And Societal Implications


Extreme Natural Hazards Disaster Risks And Societal Implications
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Author : Alik Ismail-Zadeh
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-04-17

Extreme Natural Hazards Disaster Risks And Societal Implications written by Alik Ismail-Zadeh and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-17 with Science categories.


A unique interdisciplinary approach to disaster risk research, including global hazards and case-studies, for researchers, graduate students and professionals.



Managing The Risks Of Extreme Events And Disasters To Advance Climate Change Adaptation


Managing The Risks Of Extreme Events And Disasters To Advance Climate Change Adaptation
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Author : Christopher B. Field
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-05-28

Managing The Risks Of Extreme Events And Disasters To Advance Climate Change Adaptation written by Christopher B. Field and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-28 with Science categories.


This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SREX) explores the challenge of understanding and managing the risks of climate extremes to advance climate change adaptation. Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. Changes in the frequency and severity of the physical events affect disaster risk, but so do the spatially diverse and temporally dynamic patterns of exposure and vulnerability. Some types of extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency or magnitude, but populations and assets at risk have also increased, with consequences for disaster risk. Opportunities for managing risks of weather- and climate-related disasters exist or can be developed at any scale, local to international. Prepared following strict IPCC procedures, SREX is an invaluable assessment for anyone interested in climate extremes, environmental disasters and adaptation to climate change, including policymakers, the private sector and academic researchers.



Managing Risk In Extreme Environments


Managing Risk In Extreme Environments
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Author : Duncan Martin
language : en
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Release Date : 2008

Managing Risk In Extreme Environments written by Duncan Martin and has been published by Kogan Page Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.


Taking readers through sophisticated risk management concepts by way of insightful anecdotes and authoritative case studies, this text offers an informative discourse on how risk management works in extreme situations.



Learning From Catastrophes


Learning From Catastrophes
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Author : Howard Kunreuther
language : en
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Release Date : 2009-11-16

Learning From Catastrophes written by Howard Kunreuther and has been published by Pearson Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-16 with categories.


Events ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the global economic crisis have taught businesspeople an unforgettable lesson: if you don’t plan for “extreme risk,” you endanger your organization’s very survival. But how can you plan for events that go far beyond anything that occurs in normal day-to-day business? In Learning from Catastrophes, two renowned experts present the first comprehensive strategic framework for assessing, responding to, and managing extreme risk. Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem build on their own breakthrough work on mitigating natural disasters, extending it to the challenges faced by real-world enterprises. Along with the contributions of leading experts in risk management, heuristics, and disaster recovery, they identify the behavioral biases and faulty heuristics that mislead decision makers about the likelihood of catastrophe. They go on to identify the hidden links associated with extreme risks, and present techniques for systematically building greater resilience into the organization. The global best-seller The Black Swan told executives that “once in a lifetime” events are far more common and dangerous than they ever realized. Learning from Catastropheshows them exactly what to do about it.