Disaster management and human health risk VI :

Disaster management and human health risk VI : reducing risk, improving outcomes / editor, G. Passerini. - 1 online resource (216 pages) - WIT Transactions on the Built Environment Ser. ; v. 190 . - WIT transactions on the built environment. .

Conference proceedings.

Cover; Disaster Management and Human Health Risk VI; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Hurricane Harvey unstrapped: Experiencing adaptive tensions on the edge of chaos; Information systems supporting disaster management of droughts; Road traffic accidents: Reviewing the efficacy of road safety measures in New South Wales, Australia; Building back better with vulnerability: Post-Haiyan reflections on risk perception; The fire of Notre Dame: Economic lessons learned; Importance of self-help and mutual assistance among migrants during natural disasters Dirty the waters: Mothers' experience of a chemical disaster in West Virginia, USAFrom shelter to community recovery: A research project on an SAE area; Science during crisis: The role of science in disaster response; Incorporating climate science into disaster management programs; Applying the STAPLEE criteria to develop natural hazards mitigation actions: Case study and lessons learned in northern Puerto Rico; Seismic emergency planning in the municipalities of Elche and Alicante, Spain: First step for disaster management Risk communication in order to facilitate community resilience against a large-scale floodStudy of the inundation analysis of flash floods in urban areas for rainfall impact forecasting; Perceptions of 9/11 among college-aged students, 2017-2019; Link between terrorism and social, economic and security-political factors; Quantifying physical and psychological impacts of explosive attacks on building occupants; Author index

This volume encompasses latest research presented on the 6th edition of the Disaster Management Conference. The research published in this book is contributed by academics and experts on public health, security and disaster management in order to assess the potential risk from various disasters and discuss ways to prevent or alleviate damage.

1784663549 9781784663544


Disaster relief--Congresses.
Public health--Congresses.
Disaster relief.
Public health.


Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.

HV553

363.34