Vetenskap & teknik
Navigating¿Natural¿Hazards¿in¿Mountainous¿Topographies
Gowhar Meraj • Shizuka Hashimoto • Pankaj Kumar
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"Nature'sFury:NavigatingNaturalHazardsinMountainousTopographies"shallbeacomprehensiveguidetotheuniquechallengesandhazardsassociatedwithmountainousregions,andtheeffortsbeingmadetomitigatetheirimpact.Thebookshallprovideadetailedoverviewofnaturalhazardssuchasearthquakes,landslides,avalanches,andflashfloods,andexplorestheirimpactsoncommunitiesandtheenvironment.Itwoulddelveintothescienceofriskassessmentandvulnerabilityanalysis,andshallofferpracticalinsightsintomitigationstrategiessuchasearlywarningsystems,evacuationplans,anddisasterresponseefforts.Thebookwillalsoexploretheroleoftechnologyandpredictivemodelinginmountainhazardsmanagement,andtherelationshipbetweenmountainhazardsandclimatechange. WithrealworldexamplesandcasestudiesfromtheHimalayas,theAndes,andtheRockies,thebookshallprovideacomprehensiveexaminationofthefieldofmountainhazardsmanagement.Itwillcovercommunity-baseddisastermanagementandpreparedness,environmentalconservationandsustainabledevelopment,andthebalancingoftourismandconservationinmountainousregions.Thebookwillalsoincludelessonslearnedfrommajormountaindisasters,andtheimportanceofinternationalcooperationinmountainhazardsmanagement. Itwouldcaterwideaudienceincludingprofessionalsinthefieldofdisastermanagement,anenvironmentalscientist,orevenanenthusiastofmountainlandscapes.Weproposetohaveanengagingwritingstyleandpracticalinsightsinthisbook,thatwillprovideavaluableresourceforanyoneinterestedinnavigatingtheuniquechallengesandhazardsofmountainoustopographies.
- Format: Inbunden
- ISBN: 9783031658617
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 313
- Utgivningsdatum: 2024-08-17
- Förlag: Springer International Publishing AG