Natural Disasters in China

Natural Disasters in China
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9783662502709
ISBN-13 : 3662502704
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Book Synopsis Natural Disasters in China by : Peijun Shi

Download or read book Natural Disasters in China written by Peijun Shi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first English language book that systematically introduces the spatial and temporal patterns of major natural disasters in China from 1949 to 2014. It also reveals natural disaster formation mechanisms and processes, quantifies vulnerability to these disasters, evaluates disaster risks, summarizes the key strategies of integrated disaster risk governance, and analyzes large-scale disaster response cases in recent years in China. The book can be a good reference for researchers, students, and practitioners in the field of natural disaster risk management and risk governance for improving the understanding of natural disasters in China.


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