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Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development
Riccardo Casale
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Description for Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development
Paperback. Series: Environmental Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Natural disasters are a clear example of people living in conflict with the environment. Disasters cause human, social and environmental losses and, sometimes, even threaten geopolitical stability, as in many less developed countries. They are also a problem of global concern, even when damage is local: the mechanisms are often dependent on global meteoro-climatic circulation. Losses frequently affect several countries, as could be seen in the floods in central Europe in 2002. It is obvious that there is a clear need for a new approach, capable of incorporating the prevention of natural disasters, whilst mitigating strategies within the cycle of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Science and Engineering
Number of Pages
397
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642075803
SKU
V9783642075803
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99-15
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