Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management Book

Preface ix

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Hazards and disasters: definitions and distinctions 2

1.2 Types of hazards 15

1.3 Physical dimensions of natural hazards 21

References 33

2 History and Development of Hazard Studies in Geography 37

2.1 Historical perspective 37

2.2 The focus of hazard research 44

2.3 Conclusion 60

References 61

3 Vulnerability, Resiliency, and Risk 67

3.1 Vulnerability 67

3.2 Resilience 85

3.3 Risk 93

References 110

4 Disaster Effects and Impacts 119

4.1 Disaster effects 119

4.2 Disaster impacts 138

References 151

5 Disaster Cycles: Mitigation and Preparedness 157

5.1 Mitigation 158

5.2 Preparedness 169

References 192

6 Disaster Cycles: Response and Recovery 197

6.1 Response 197

6.2 Recovery 217

References 233

7 Disaster Relief 237

7.1 Providers and distributors of disaster aid 237

7.2 Conclusion 263

References 264

8 Hazards/Disasters: Special Topics 269

8.1 Gender and natural disasters 269

8.2 Global warming and climate change 277

References 302

Author Index 307

Subject Index 315