Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Elsevier Science | e druk, 2019
ISBN13: 9780128158210
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Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research provides a synthesis of the most pressing issues in natural hazards research by new professionals. The book begins with an overview of emerging research on natural hazards, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, sea-level rise, global warming, climate change, and tornadoes, among others. Remaining sections include topics such as socially vulnerable populations and the cycles of emergency management.

Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research is intended to serve as a consolidated resource for academics, students, and researchers to learn about the most pressing issues in natural hazard research today.

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ISBN13:9780128158210
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback

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<p>1. Bug out bags and first aid kits: Undergraduate college students' awareness, perceptions, preparedness, and behavior around severe weather<br>2. The gender dimensions of the 2013 Southern Alberta floods<br>3. Morphometric conditions underpinning the spatial and temporal dynamics of landslide hazards on the volcanics of Mt. Elgon, Eastern Uganda<br>4. Disaster recovery among older adults: Exploring the intersection of vulnerability and resilience<br>5. Hurricanes, disasters, and food insecurity: The intersection of two social events<br>6. Homelessness and inequality in the U.S.: Challenges for community disaster resilience<br>7. Hazardous or vulnerable? Prisoners and emergency planning in the U.S.<br>8. The recovery process: The standard used to measure Emergency Management effectiveness in the eyes of the public<br>9. Institutions of higher education<br>10. Institutionalizing nonprofit influences post-disaster<br>11. Gender and representative bureaucracy: A qualitative look at opportunities and barriers for women in local emergency management agencies<br>12. Natural hazards, resilience, and sovereignty: The case of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands<br>13. People with disabilities: Becoming agents of change in Disaster Risk Reduction<br>14. Young, mobile, but alone in the cold and dark: Experiences of young urban in-migrants during extreme weather events in the UK<br>15. Social vulnerability and individual wellbeing: An empirical analysis of first responders in South Korea<br>16. How do the perceptions of natural hazards influence migration decisions among ethnic minority farmers? Insights from coastal Bangladesh</p>
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