Natural Risk and Civil Protection - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0419199705 ISBN 13: 9780419199700

Publisher: CRC Press, 1995

Synopsis

This book forms the Proceedings of the International Conference organised by the Commission of European Communities. The first part covers earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, floods, landslides and wildfires. The second part deals with key themes in civil protection: risk communication, planning, organisation and crisis management. A detailed Rapporteur-General's report is also included. Future developments regarding information sources and research and development conclude the book.

About this title

Synopsis

This book provides an important reference work on the "state of the art" of natural hazard science as it relates to civil protection. It also presents much of the current wisdom of the emerging "science" of civil protection. Based on the proceeding of an international conference on Natural risk and Civil protection held in 1993 in Belgirate, Italy, the work is intended as a contribution by the European Communities to the United Nations International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNPR). The media constantly reminds us of the enormous potential for disasters arising from the action of "natural" and "technological" hazard agents. In Europe alone, the diversity of such agents is vast, ranging from the adverse by-products of the north's industrial activities and associated complex transport infrastructures, to the geophysically active south; from landslides to wildfires and, throughout the continent, the challenges posed by storms and floods.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0419199705
• ISBN 13: 9780419199700
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 554
• Editor: Horlick-Jones T., Amendola A., Casale R.