03226cam a2200733Ma 4500 ocn767579353 OCoLC 20171116092426.0 m o d cr |n||||||||| 110609s2011 enka ob 001 0 eng d 9781119979616 (electronic bk.) 1119979617 (electronic bk.) 9780470660027 (hbk.) 0470660023 (hbk.) 9781119979623 (electronic bk.) 1119979625 (electronic bk.) 9780470660010 0470660015 9786613333223 AU@ 000049105243 AU@ 000051600128 AU@ 000058027364 AU@ 000058047234 DEBBG BV041874786 DEBSZ 397180489 DEBSZ 431069255 NLGGC 363126422 NZ1 14258177 (OCoLC)767579353 (OCoLC)773212743 333322 MIL CDX eng pn CDX DG1 E7B N$T YDXCP REDDC OCLCQ EBLCP MHW OCLCQ OCLCF HEBIS DEBSZ OCLCQ COO OCLCQ DG1 MAIN GF85 .P38 2011eb NAT 023000 bisacsh SOC 040000 bisacsh 363.3406 23 Paul, Bimal Kanti. Environmental hazards and disasters : contexts, perspectives and management / Bimal Kanti Paul. [electronic resource] Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. 1 online resource (xi, 322 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Print version record. Hazardous geographic environments. Disasters. Natural disasters. Human ecology. NATURE Natural Disasters. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Disasters & Disaster Relief. bisacsh Disasters. fast (OCoLC)fst00894782 Hazardous geographic environments. fast (OCoLC)fst00952182 Human ecology. fast (OCoLC)fst00962941 Natural disasters. fast (OCoLC)fst01033994 Naturkatastrophe gnd (DE-588)4041387-1 Risiko gnd (DE-588)4050129-2 Electronic books. Print version: 9780470660027 9786613333223 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119979616 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205419 205419