Natural Disasters: A Reference Handbook
byDavid E. Newton holds a BA in chemistry, an MA in education from the University of Michigan, and an EdD in science education from Harvard University.
20190630
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 360 |
Topics | Current Events and Issues: Environment;Environment;Drought and Famine;Dust Bowl;Earthquakes;Floods;Forest Fires;Hurricanes;Hurricane Katrina;Limnic Eruptions;Severe Storms;Tornados;Tsunamis |
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This book provides a detailed introduction to natural disasters and the ways in which they have had and continue to have, profound effects on human society.
• Provides readers with a sound background in the science and technology of major natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and forest fires• Traces the development of human understanding of the causes and nature of such events
• Discusses the ways in which natural events such as changing weather patterns may interact with human decisions and actions that lead to complex forms of disaster
• Provides background on the specific contributions of individuals and organizations within the field that have yielded our mature understanding of the nature and impact of natural disaster
• Suggests a host of practical resources to use in an extended study of the topic
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Table of Contents
Natural Disasters: A Reference Handbook
Author(s): Newton, David;Contributors: Newton, David;Abstract:This book provides a detailed introduction to natural disasters and the ways in which they have had and continue to have, profound effects on human society.
• Provides readers with a sound background in the science and technology of major natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and forest fires• Traces the development of human understanding of the causes and nature of such events
• Discusses the ways in which natural events such as changing weather patterns may interact with human decisions and actions that lead to complex forms of disaster
• Provides background on the specific contributions of individuals and organizations within the field that have yielded our mature understanding of the nature and impact of natural disaster
• Suggests a host of practical resources to use in an extended study of the topic
SortTitle: natural disasters: a reference handbookAuthor Info:David E. NewtonauthorDavid E. Newton holds a BA in chemistry, an MA in education from the University of Michigan, and an EdD in science education from Harvard University.
eISBN-13: 9781440867620Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440867620.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440867613Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 360Publication Date: 20190630Series: Contemporary World Issues- Cover Cover11
- Half Title i12
- Title v16
- Copyright vi17
- Contents vii18
- Preface xiii114
- 1 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY 3120
- 2 PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES, AND SOLUTIONS 73190
- 3 PERSPECTIVES 1371154
- Who Is Pele: A Native Hawaiian Perspective 1371154
- Unnatural Disasters 1391156
- Understanding the Communication Gaps between Disaster Prediction and Public Response 1431160
- Red Tide: The Insidious Killer 1461163
- The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 1491166
- After the Disaster: What Are the Next Steps? 1521169
- Pele Says Hello 1551172
- Some Confessions of a Lifelong Storm Chaser 1581175
- 4 PROFILES 1631180
- American Red Cross 1631180
- Americares 1651182
- Disaster Research Center (University of Delaware) 1661183
- Earthquake Engineering Research Institute 1681185
- Federal Emergency Management Agency 1691186
- Tetsuya Fujita (1920-1998) 1731190
- Landslides Hazards Program 1751192
- Giuseppe Mercalli (1850-1914) 1761193
- National Integrated Drought Information System 1781195
- Natural Hazards Center (University of Colorado) 1801197
- Christopher G. Newhall (1948—) 1811198
- Office of Wildland Fire 1831200
- Charles F. Richter (1900-1985) 1831200
- Seismological Society of America 1861203
- Stephen Self (1946—) 1881205
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction 1891206
- Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) 1911208
- World Weather Attribution 1951212
- Zhang Heng (78—139 CE) 1961213
- 5 DATA AND DOCUMENTS 2011218
- Data 2011218
- Table 5.1 Deadliest Tornadoes in U.S. History 2011218
- Table 5.2 Costliest Tornadoes in U.S. History since 1950 2021219
- Table 5.3 Highest-Recorded Tsunami Water Height (meters) 2031220
- Table 5.4 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Summary Stats, 2017 2041221
- Table 5.5 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Summary Stats, 1980-2017 2041221
- Table 5.6 Recent Changes in Earthquake Activity in Selected States 2051222
- Table 5.7 Seventy-Eight-Year List of Severe Weather Fatalities 2061223
- Documents 2081225
- Albers v. County of Los Angeles (1965) 2081225
- Landslide Loss Reduction (1989) 2111228
- Florida Statute 501.160 (1993) 2161233
- Floodplain Management Strategies (2005) 2181235
- California Constitution (Article 1, Section 19) (2008) 2201237
- Alfredo Mejia v. Citizens Property Insurance Corp (2014) 2211238
- Ladra v. New Dominion, LLC (2015) 2231240
- Earthquake Safety Checklist (2017) 2261243
- Assembly Bills 1857 and 2681 (California) (2018) 2291246
- International Tsunami Warning System (2018) 2331250
- National Landslide Preparedness Act (2017-2018) 2371254
- Measurement Scales (current) 2391256
- Summary of the California Emergency Services Act (2018) 2441261
- 6 RESOURCES 2471264
- 7 CHRONOLOGY 2951312
- Glossary 3151332
- Index 3251342
- About the Author 3391356