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Assessment of vulnerability to natural hazards : a European perspective /
"Reducing risk that emerges from hazards of natural origin and societal vulnerability is a key challenge for the development of more resilient communities and the overall goal of sustainable development. Newest global assessment reports (GAR 2011, Welle et al. 2012; IPCC 2013) underscore that r...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego, California :
Elsevier,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Assessment of Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: A European Perspective; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Vulnerability: a key determinant of risk and its importance for risk management and sustainability; Chapter 1
- Theoretical and Conceptual Framework for the Assessment of Vulnerability to Natural Hazards and Climate Change in Europe1: The MOVE Framework; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 RISK, VULNERABILITY, AND ADAPTATION TO NATURAL HAZARDS; 1.3 MULTIDIMENSIONAL AND HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE: THE MOVE FRAMEWORK; 1.4 THE APPLICATION: CRITERIA AND INDICATORS.
- 1.5 CHALLENGES AND OUTLOOKREFERENCES; Chapter 2
- Holistic Evaluation of Seismic Risk in Barcelona; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY; 2.3 LOCAL SEISMIC HAZARD; 2.4 METHODOLOGY OF SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENT; 2.5 HOLISTIC RISK EVALUATION; 2.6 EVALUATION OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE; 2.7 CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3
- Spatial and Holistic Assessment of Social, Economic, and Environmental Vulnerability to Floods-Lessons from the Salzach River Basin, Austria; 3.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; 3.2 ASSESSING VULNERABILITY-FROM CONCEPTS TO MEASURABLE AND MEANINGFUL SPATIAL UNITS.
- 3.3 INDICATORS FOR MULTIPLE VULNERABILITY DIMENSIONS3.4 RESULTS; 3.5 DISCUSSION; 3.6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4
- Vulnerability to Earthquakes and Floods of the Healthcare System in Florence, Italy; 4.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; 4.2 MATERIAL AND METHODS; 4.3 RESULTS; 4.4 CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5
- Vulnerability Assessment to Heat Waves, Floods, and Earthquakes Using the MOVE Framework: Test Case Cologne, Germany; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 NATURAL HAZARDS WITHIN THE STUDY AREA; 5.3 VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WITHIN COLOGNE: METHODS.
- 5.4 RESULTS5.5 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6
- Vulnerability to Drought and Heatwave in London: Revealing Institutionally Configured Risk; 6.1 CASE STUDY DESCRIPTION; 6.2 HAZARDS; 6.3 VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT METHODS; 6.4 INDICATORS; 6.5 RESULTS AND VALIDATION; 6.6 DISCUSSION; 6.7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7
- Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment of Forest Fires and Coastal Erosion: Evidences from Case-Study Analysis in Portugal; 7.1 VALIDATION OF THE VULNERABILITY FRAMEWORK: METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS; 7.2 HAZARDS CHARACTERIZATION.
- 7.3 VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT METHODS7.4 INDICATORS DESCRIPTION; 7.5 RESULTS; 7.6 DISCUSSION; 7.7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8
- Vulnerability to Heat Waves, Floods, and Landslides in Mountainous Terrain: Test Cases in South Tyrol; 8.1 INTRODUCTION; 8.2 LANDSLIDES; 8.3 FLOODS; 8.4 HEAT WAVES; 8.5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9
- Conclusion: Assessing Vulnerability in Europe and the World; 9.1 REDEFINING CONCEPTS AND MAKING CONNECTIONS; 9.2 BRIDGING THE HUMAN-PHYSICAL GAP; 9.3 THE COMPONENTS OF VULNERABILITY.