Natural Disasters in China

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

Del i serien IHDP/Future Earth-Integrated Risk Governance Project Series

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Beskrivning

This is the first English language book that systematically introduces the spatial and temporal patterns of major natural disasters in China from 1949 to 2014. It also reveals natural disaster formation mechanisms and processes, quantifies vulnerability to these disasters, evaluates disaster risks, summarizes the key strategies of integrated disaster risk governance, and analyzes large-scale disaster response cases in recent years in China. The book can be a good reference for researchers, students, and practitioners in the field of natural disaster risk management and risk governance for improving the understanding of natural disasters in China.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-05-27
Mått:155 x 235 x 22 mm
Vikt:623 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:IHDP/Future Earth-Integrated Risk Governance Project Series
Antal sidor:288
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783662502686

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Peijun Shi, a leading expert of natural disaster risk management in China, is the Academician of the China Science Center of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, and was awarded the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2004. He is the Deputy Director of the Expert Committee of China National Commission for Disaster Reduction and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University. He has led more than 10 national research projects, including projects of the National Science and Technology Support Program and National Key Basic Research and Development Program, and published over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and more than 30 books and atlases.

Innehållsförteckning

Natural Disaster System in China.- Earthquake Disaster in China.- Landslide and Debris Flow Disaster of China.- Typhoon Disaster of China.- Flood Disaster in China.- Drought Disaster in China.- Snow- Frost - Hail Disaster in China.- Blown Sand Disaster in China.- Storm Surge Disaster in China.- Integrated Natural Disaster Risk Management and Governance of China.