This book is designed as a primary text for an interdisciplinary course on hazards for upper-level undergraduate and Graduate students. Although not targeted for an introductory hazards course, students in such a course may find it very useful as well. Additionally, emergency managers, planners, and both public and private organizations involved in disaster response, and mitigation could benefit from this book along with hazard researchers. It not only includes traditional and popular hazard topics (e.g., disaster cycles, disaster relief, and risk and vulnerability), it also includes neglected topics, such as the positive impacts of disasters, disaster myths and different accounts of disasters, and disasters and gender.
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Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management includes chapters on key topics such as the application of GIS in hazard studies; resiliency; disasters and poverty; climate change and sustainability and development.
This book provides an essential, interdisciplinary text for students, emergency managers, planners and organisations involved in disaster response and mitigation.
“The book is a necessary component of any interdisciplinary course in environmental management and the supporting library.” (International Journal of Environment and pollution, 1 November 2012)
“The text is well written, and the binding and general appearance of the book is excellent. Summing Up: Recommended. Academic and professional audiences, all levels.” (Choice, 1 August 2012)
"I highly recommend the landmark and essential book Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management by Bimal Kanti Paul, Ph.D., to any undergraduate or graduates students in any of the related disciplines, business leaders, executives in risk management fields, emergency measures personnel, disaster relief agencies, and public policy makers seeking an authoritative and understandable book on both the human and physical aspects of environmental hazards and disasters. This book is an ideal introduction to the subject matter." (Blog Business World, 11 March 2012)
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