Natural Disasters
by Biljana Raskovic, Svetomir Mrdja
ISBN-10: 1622576764
ISBN-13: 9781622576760
$150.00
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Cloth
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Published on
Jan 1, 2013
Edition
st Edition
Dimensions
7.25x1.00x10.00 Inches
Weight
1.94 Pounds
About the Book
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the prevention, risk factors and management of natural disasters. Topics discussed include typhoon and hurricane prediction; point-of-care testing in complex emergency and disaster resilience; management strategies for children during natural disasters; torrential floods prevention; information technology and simulation in disaster management; quantile approach application to seismic risk assessment; the increase of natural disasters as a result of global climate change; coping with disaster trauma; paleo-landslides in central Serbia; how the elderly cope during disasters and crises; and government involvement in Connecticut during Tropical Storm Irene.