Natural and Human-Induced Hazards and Disasters in Africa

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Natural and human-induced environmental hazards are becoming increasingly prominent. The frequency of recorded natural disasters rose markedly during the last century, from about 100 per in the years up to 1940 to nearly 2 800 during the 1990s. Africa is the only continent whose share of reported di...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mulugeta, Genene
Otros Autores: Simelane, Thokozani
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Africa Institute of South Africa, 2016.
Temas:
Disasters > Africa.
Natural disasters > Africa.
Environmental policy > Developing countries.
Catastrophes > Afrique.
Catastrophes naturelles > Afrique.
Disasters.
Ecology.
Environmental policy.
Natural disasters.
Africa > Environmental conditions.
Afrique > Conditions environnementales.
Africa.
Developing countries.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; About the Editors; About the Chapter Contributors; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Chapter 1
  • Overview of the Impact of Hazards and Disasters in Africa; Introduction; Single Hazard Impact; Multiple Hazard Impacts; Disaster Trends; Vulnerability to Disasters; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes and References; Part I. Geophysical Hazards; Chapter 2
  • Earthquakes in Africa; Introduction; Cause of Earthquakes; Measuring the size of earthquakes; Earthquake Catalogues; Earthquake hazard; Case Studies of Tectonic Earthquakes
  • Case Studies of Triggered and Induced EarthquakesMitigating Earthquake Risk; Conclusions; Notes and References; Chapter 3
  • Hazards and Disasters from the Eruptions of Volcanoes in Sub-Saharan Africa; Introduction; The East African Rift System; The Ethiopian Rift System; The Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL); Problems and Options related to Mitigation and Prevention; Conclusion and Recommendations; Notes and References; Chapter 4
  • Volcanic Terrain in Africa that releases Asphyxiating Carbon Dioxide; Introduction; Outgassing of Lakes Nyos and Monoun
  • Hazards and mitigation strategies related to lakes Nyos and Monoun in CameroonCarbon dioxide (mazukus) hazards related to Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira volcanoes; CO2 outgassing from Lake Kivu in Virunga Volcanic Province; Conclusion; Notes and References; Chapter 5
  • Mass Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa; Introduction; Regions in Sub-Saharan Africa at Risk from Landslides; Classification of Mass Movement Processes; Controls and Triggering Factors of Mass Movements; Effect of Landslides and Linkages with other Natural Hazards; Mechanisms that Trigger Landslides
  • Predicting and Minimising Landslide HazardsConclusion; Notes and References; Chapter 6
  • The Impact of Artisanal Gold Mining on the Livelihood of Local Communities in the Macalder Gold Mine Area in Kenya; Introduction; Legal Framework for Mining in Kenya; Gold Mining in the Macalder Area and Production in Kenya; Impact of Gold Mining on the Livelihood of Macalder Residents; Other Constraints and Challenges of Gold Mining in the Macalder Area; Policy and Legislation Alternatives to Improve Small-Scale Mining; Conclusion; Notes and References; Part II. Hydrometeorological Hazards
  • Chapter 7
  • Storm Hazards in Sub-Saharan AfricaIntroduction; ENSO influences on organised convective systems; Circulation impacts conducive for organised convective systems; Summary; Notes and References; Chapter 8
  • Occurrence and Effects of Drought in Sub-Saharan Africa; Background Information; Definition of Drought; Causes of Drought according to Local Knowledge Systems; Perceptions of Drought Risk and Hazard; Causes of Drought in Sub-Saharan Africa; Drought Characteristics and Indices; Kenyan Case Study; Drought Monitoring and Prediction; Drought Comparison; Conclusion

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