Extreme Hazard
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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
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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.
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.
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.
Atmospheric Hazards
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Author : Jill Coleman
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2016-08-17
Atmospheric Hazards written by Jill Coleman and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-17 with Science categories.
Natural and environmental hazards research comprises a diverse set of subjects and methodologies and this book is no exception - offering the reader only a small glimpse into the physical and social processes that threaten human interests. Atmospheric Hazards-Case Studies in Modeling, Communication, and Societal Impacts explores atmospheric-based hazards through focused investigations ranging from a local to global perspective. Within this short compendium, the major scales of atmospheric motion are well represented with topics on microscale turbulent transport of pollutants, mesoscale events stemming from thunderstorm complexes, and synoptic scale extreme precipitation episodes. Chapters include discussions on modeling aspects for investigating hazards (pollution, regional climate models) and the forecasting and structure of high wind events (derechos), whereas others delve into hazard communication, preparedness, and social vulnerability issues (tornadoes, hurricanes, and lightning). Although the chapters are quite disparate upon first inspection, the topics are united through their interweaving of both the physical and societal mechanisms that create the atmospheric hazard and eventual disaster.
The Role Of Social Institutions In Community Resilience Following Extreme Natural Hazard Events
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Author : Emad M. Hassan
language : en
Publisher: OAE Publishing Inc.
Release Date : 2023-03-16
The Role Of Social Institutions In Community Resilience Following Extreme Natural Hazard Events written by Emad M. Hassan and has been published by OAE Publishing Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-16 with Social Science categories.
Social institutions such as hospitals and schools are among the main pillars of community stability. A drop in the functionality of hospitals and schools is likely to have short-term and long-term effects on a community, including a reduction in medical interventions, an increase in unschooled children, and population outmigration in search of essential social services. However, comprehensive community resilience models that consider the role played by social institutions in community stability following natural disasters are scarce at the present time. This paper provides a literature review and critical appraisal of previous studies on the resilience of hospital and school systems and their impact on community well-being. The review encompasses existing resilience models for single hospitals and schools, their role when connected with other hospitals and schools in a network, their reliance on each other as interdependent systems, and their role in community resilience and stability. Different mitigation strategies and policies to enhance hospital and school systems’ resilience after extreme natural hazards are also summarized. The paper concludes with a series of recommendations to improve current models for social institutions, enhance the connection between existing hospital and school resilience models and community resilience frameworks, and develop social stability indices that policymakers can use in preparing and mitigating future extreme events.