Extreme Natural Hazards, Disaster Risks and Societal Implications

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139523905

This book presents a unique, interdisciplinary approach to disaster risk research, combining cutting-edge natural science and social science methodologies. Bringing together leading scientists, policy makers and practitioners from around the world, it presents the risks of global hazards such as volcanoes, seismic events, landslides, hurricanes, precipitation floods and space weather, and provides real-world hazard case studies from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific region. Avoiding complex mathematics, the authors provide insight into topics such as the vulnerability of society, disaster risk reduction policy, relations between disaster policy and climate change, adaptation to hazards, and (re)insurance approaches to extreme events. This is a key resource for academic researchers and graduate students in a wide range of disciplines linked to hazard and risk studies, including geophysics, volcanology, hydrology, atmospheric science, geomorphology, oceanography and remote sensing, and for professionals and policy makers working in disaster prevention and mitigation.

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Extreme Natural Hazards, Disaster Risk and Societal Implications - Half title page
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Series page
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Extreme Natural Hazards, Disaster Risks and Societal Implications - Title page
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- By Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Jaime Urrutia Fucugauchi, Andrzej Kijko, Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Ilya Zaliapin
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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Contributors
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- By Amir AghaKouchak, Abdulaziz M. Al-Bassam, Irasema Alcántara-Ayala, José L. Alonso, Keith Alverson, Daniel N. Baker, Talfan D. Barnie, Tom Beer, Dan Braithwaite, Sálvano Briceño, Amy Donovan, Stephen Dovers, Kerry Emanuel, David J. Ferguson, Jaime Urrutia Fucugauchi, Andrei Gabrielov, Mohsen Ghafory-Ashtiany, Harsh K. Gupta, Viacheslav K. Gusiakov, John Handmer, Ailsa Holloway, Kuolin Hsu, Mohammad T. Hussein, Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Jamie M. Jackson, Vladimir Keilis-Borok, Akio Kitoh, Sucharit Koontanakulvong, T. Srinivasa Kumar, Nils Lenhardt, Ning Lin, Petra Löw, Tengfei Ma, Thomas Mahl, Brassnavy Manzunzu, Gordon McBean, Vunganai Midzi, Shailesh Nayak, Phu Nguyen, Sayaka Olsen, Clive Oppenheimer, Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos, Antonia Papageorgiou, Omar J. Pérez, Mahefasoa T. Randrianalijaona, Carlos Rodríguez, Kenji Satake, Scott Sellars, Anselm Smolka, Soroosh Sorooshian, Lauren K. Thompson, Erik Vanmarcke, Angelika Wirtz, Zhongliang Wu, Sibel Yildirim, Gezahegn Yirgu, Faisal K. Zaidi, Ilya Zaliapin
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Part I - Introduction
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1 - Extreme natural hazards and societal implications – the ENHANS project
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- By Alik Ismail-Zadeh
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2 - The grand challenges of integrated research on disaster risk
pp 15-26
- By Gordon McBean
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Part II - Extreme hazards and disaster risks
pp 27-142
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3 - Extreme volcanism: disaster risks and societal implications
pp 29-46
- By Amy Donovan, Clive Oppenheimer
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4 - Extreme seismic events: from basic science to disaster risk mitigation
pp 47-60
- By Alik Ismail-Zadeh
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5 - The spatial-temporal dimensions of landslide disasters
pp 61-76
- By Irasema Alcántara-Ayala
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6 - Global climate model and projected hydro-meteorological extremes in the future
pp 77-87
- By Akio Kitoh
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7 - Physically-based hurricane risk analysis
pp 88-98
- By Ning Lin, Kerry Emanuel, Erik Vanmarcke
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8 - Satellite-based remote sensing estimation of precipitation for early warning systems
pp 99-112
- By Soroosh Sorooshian, Phu Nguyen, Scott Sellars, Dan Braithwaite, Amir AghaKouchak, Kuolin Hsu
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9 - Predicting and mitigating socio-economic impacts of extreme space weather: benefits of improved forecasts
pp 113-125
- By Daniel N. Baker, Jamie M. Jackson, Lauren K. Thompson
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10 - Predictability of extreme events in a branching diffusion model
pp 126-142
- By Andrei Gabrielov, Vladimir Keilis-Borok, Sayaka Olsen, Ilya Zaliapin
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Part III - Case studies: Latin America and the Caribbean region
pp 143-166
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11 - Earthquakes, tsunamis, and the related vulnerability in South America and the Caribbean – an overview
pp 145-151
- By Omar J. Pérez, Carlos Rodríguez, José L. Alonso
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12 - Magnetic studies of active volcanoes in Mexico: implications for volcanic hazards and volcano monitoring
pp 152-166
- By Jaime Urrutia Fucugauchi
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Part IV - Case studies: Africa
pp 167-240
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13 - Volcanism in Africa: geological perspectives, hazards, and societal implications
pp 169-199
- By Nils Lenhardt, Clive Oppenheimer
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14 - Recent volcanic eruptions in the Afar rift, northeastern Africa, and implications for volcanic risk management in the region
pp 200-213
- By Gezahegn Yirgu, David J. Ferguson, Talfan D. Barnie, Clive Oppenheimer
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15 - Large recorded earthquakes in sub-Saharan Africa
pp 214-224
- By Vunganai Midzi, Brassnavy Manzunzu
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16 - Tsunami impact on the African continent: historical cases and hazard evaluation
pp 225-233
- By Viacheslav K. Gusiakov
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17 - Advancing disaster risk governance in Madagascar: the role of higher education institutions
pp 234-240
- By Mahefasoa T. Randrianalijaona, Ailsa Holloway
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Part V - Case studies: the Middle East
pp 241-278
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