Geophysical Hazards

by Beer, Tom

• ISBN13: 9789048132355
• ISBN10: 9048132355
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This volume, written by the Hazards Science Team of the International Year of Planet Earth, brings together some of the most influential international scientists dealing with Natural Hazards and Society’s response to natural hazards. It recognises that hazards, like poverty, will always be with us but that concerted and organised societal response can prevent a hazard becoming a disaster. By bringing together geoscientists, social scientists and those concerned with the administration of international science and international disaster reduction, this book details the state-of-the-science as well as the state-of-the-response in natural hazards.

Table of Contents

The IYPE Hazards Theme: Minimising Risk, Maximising Awareness	p. 1
The Hazards Theme of the International Year of Planet Earth	p. 3
Social Science Perspectives on Hazards and Vulnerability Science	p. 17
Focusing on the Environment and Human Security Nexus	p. 31
Communicating Geological Hazards: Educating, Training and Assisting Geoscientists in Communication Skills	p. 41
The Response of the International Scientific Community	p. 57
Introduction of a New International Research Program: Integrated Research on Disaster Risk - The Challenge of Natural and Human-Induced Environmental Hazards	p. 59
Building a University Network for Disaster Risk Reduction in sub-Saharan Africa	p. 71
Co-operation Plan on Hazards & Disasters Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific	p. 83
Geophysical Risk and Sustainability: Climate and Climate Change	p. 103
Closing the Gap Between Science and Practice to Reduce Human Losses in Hydro-Meteorological Disasters	p. 105
The Role of Geosciences in the Mitigation of Natural Disasters: Five Case Studies	p. 115
Geophysical Risk and Sustainability: Theory and Practice	p. 149
Seismic Hazard in India - Practical Aspects and Initiatives During IYPE	p. 151
Computational Geodynamics as a Component of Comprehensive Seismic Hazards Analysis	p. 161
Hazards in the Coastal Zones Related to Groundwater-Seawater Interaction Processes	p. 179
GeoHazards and Risks - Observation and Assessment	p. 195
Mega Tsunami of the World Oceans: Chevron Dune Formation, Micro-Ejecta, and Rapid Climate Change as the Evidence of Recent Oceanic Bolide Impacts	p. 197
Understanding Slow Deformation Before Dynamic Failure	p. 229
Landslides in Mountain Regions: Hazards, Resources and Information	p. 249
Index	p. 261
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