Environmental hazards and disasters : contexts, perspectives and management / Bimal Kanti Paul. [electronic resource] Paul, Bimal Kanti. Hazardous geographic environments. Disasters. Natural disasters. Human ecology. GF85 .P38 2011eb 363.3406 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management focuses on manifested threats to humans and their welfare as a result of natural disasters. The book uses an integrative approach to address socio-cultural, political and physical components of the disaster process. Human and social vulnerability as well as risk to environmental hazards are explored within the comprehensive context of diverse natural hazards and disasters. In addition to scientific explanations of disastrous occurrences, people and governments of hazard-prone countries often have their own interpretation. Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xi, 322 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119979616 eng