Mitigating The Hazard Of Lightning Injury And Death Across Africa
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Mitigating The Hazard Of Lightning Injury And Death Across Africa
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Author : Mary Ann Cooper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Mitigating The Hazard Of Lightning Injury And Death Across Africa written by Mary Ann Cooper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Electronic books categories.
Lightning injuries, deaths, and the economic consequences of lightning damage to property and infrastructure continue to be a significant public health challenge and economic development issue in many tropical and subtropical areas of the world, especially sub-Saharan Africa. This chapter will discuss the scope of the hazard, known risk factors including common cultural beliefs that inhibit public education, existing data sources, medical effects and long-term disability, lightning formation and detection, injury mechanisms, existing lightning safety programs and their challenges, and the work being done to decrease injuries, death, and property damage from lightning in Africa by the African Centres for Lightning and Electromagnetics Network (ACLENet).
Public Health In Developing Countries
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Author : Edlyne Eze Anugwom
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2020-09-09
Public Health In Developing Countries written by Edlyne Eze Anugwom 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 2020-09-09 with Medical categories.
Public health entails the use of models, technologies, experience and evidence derived through consumer participation, translational research and population sciences to protect and improve the health of the population. Enhancing public health is of significant importance to the development of a nation, particularly for developing countries where the health care system is underdeveloped, fragile or vulnerable.This book examines progress and challenges with regards to public health in developing countries in two parts: Part 1 “General and Crosscutting Issues in Public Health and Case Studies” and Part 2 “Country-Specific Issues in Public Health.” For example, assuring equity for marginalized indigenous groups and other key populations entails the application of transdisciplinary interventions including legislation, advocacy, financing, empowerment and de-stigmatization. The diverse structural, political, economic, technological, geographical and social landscape of developing countries translates to unique public health challenges, infrastructure and implementation trajectories in addressing issues such as vector-borne diseases and intimate partner violence.This volume will be of interest to researchers, health ministry policy makers, public health professionals and non-governmental organizations whose work entails collaborations with public health systems of developing nations and regions.
Towards A Sustainable Construction Industry The Role Of Innovation And Digitalisation
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Author : Clinton Aigbavboa
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-04-23
Towards A Sustainable Construction Industry The Role Of Innovation And Digitalisation written by Clinton Aigbavboa and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-23 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book gathers papers from the 12th Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Postgraduate Research Conference, which was held at the International Convention Centre, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, from July 10 to 12, 2022. The conference directly addresses the objectives of SDG9: “Building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation”. Moreover, the conference is designed to promote capacity development and transformation within the built-environment space by providing an all-inclusive platform to established and emerging researchers to discuss the recent advancements needed to move the industry forward.
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 Nature categories.
A unique interdisciplinary approach to disaster risk research, including global hazards and case-studies, for researchers, graduate students and professionals.
A Safer Future
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1991-02-01
A Safer Future written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-02-01 with Science categories.
Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally. The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters.
Lightning
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Author : Chandima Gomes
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-08-13
Lightning written by Chandima Gomes and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-13 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book highlights the essential theoretical and practical aspects of lightning, lightning protection, safety and education. Additionally, several auxiliary topics that are required to understand the core themes are also included. The main objective of the contents is to enlighten the scientists, researchers, engineers and social activists (including policy makers) in developing countries regarding the key information related to lightning and thunderstorms. A majority of developing countries are in tropics where the lightning characteristics are somewhat different from those in temperate regions. The housing structures and power/communication networks, and human behavioural patterns(that depends on socio-economic parameters) in these countries are also different from those in the developed world. As the existing books on similar themes address only those scenarios in developed countries, this book serves a vast spectrum of readership in developing world who seek knowledge in the principles of lightning and a practical guidance on lightning protection and safety education.
Lightning Principles Instruments And Applications
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Author : Hans Dieter Betz
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-12-04
Lightning Principles Instruments And Applications written by Hans Dieter Betz and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-04 with Science categories.
Lightning represents a natural phenomenon of substantial interest. Due to its complex nature, research continues in many countries and reveals amazing results. Lightning is actively observed because of its relevance to Earth climate and air composition in addition to the classical aspects of related human fatalities and damage to forests, buildings, power lines, aircraft, structures and electronic devices. In this volume, the most important contemporary questions on lightning are addressed and analyzed under many experimental and theoretical aspects. Lightning detection techniques using ground-based and space-borne methods are described, along with network engineering and statistical analysis. Contributions detail research on atmospheric electricity, cloud physics, lightning physics, modeling of electrical storms and middle atmospheric events. Special phenomena such as triggered lightning and sprite observations are examined. Lightning-induced nitrogen oxides and their effects on atmospheric chemistry and climate are discussed. Each topic is presented by international experts in the field. Topics include: * air chemistry * convective storms * infrasound from lightning * lightning and climate change * lightning and precipitation * lightning and radiation * lightning and supercells * lightning and thunderstorms * lightning detection * lightning from space * lighting protection * lightning return strokes * observations and interpretations * spatial distribution and frequency * triggered lightning * weather extremes
Management Of Wilderness And Environmental Emergencies
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Author : Paul S. Auerbach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Management Of Wilderness And Environmental Emergencies written by Paul S. Auerbach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Emergency medicine categories.
Occupational Injuries Statistics From Household Surveys And Establishment Surveys
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Author : Karen Taswell
language : en
Publisher: International Labor Office
Release Date : 2008
Occupational Injuries Statistics From Household Surveys And Establishment Surveys written by Karen Taswell and has been published by International Labor Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Housing surveys categories.
Provides guidance for national labour statisticians engaged in or proposing to start the compilation of statistics on occupational injuries through household surveys or establishment surveys.
Natural Disaster Hotspots
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Author : Maxx Dilley
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2005
Natural Disaster Hotspots written by Maxx Dilley and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Hazardous geographic environments categories.
This synthesis summarizes the findings of the Global Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots project. The Hotspots project generated a global disaster risk assessment and a set of more localized or hazard-specific case studies. The synthesis draws primarily from the results of the global assessment. Full details on the data, methods and results of the global analysis can be found in volume one of Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. The case studies are contained in volume two (forthcoming).