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The World in Different Perspective: Rebuilding Lessons after a Crisis
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 197

The World in Different Perspective: Rebuilding Lessons after a Crisis

Rebuilding Lessons after a Crisis attempts to present the whys, whats and hows of humanity’s risk perception across the world as we embark on this challenging journey and help define the most appropriate and most effective risk-related behaviors for survival. The current pandemic has brought about the abrupt shift in all sectors of the society in different parts of the world. It has resulted to immediate adjustments and development of coping mechanisms to transcend beyond the challenges of this pandemic. Like any other crisis, the current situation taught us to reflect and manage its overwhelming effects. This book compiles articles that reflect the different perspectives in varied concerns such as health, economy, education, and social transformations. Its impact to the physical, emotional, psychological and financial conditions of humanity across the world are also presented.

Community-based Risk Communication Management
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 330

Community-based Risk Communication Management

  • Categories: Law

This book project has been an opportunity to share the plight of the flood-vulnerable communities of Davao City, Philippines. Aside from being a requirement to graduate under the PhD Development Studies program, the major objective is to find ways how the academe can help in alleviating the risks of flooding as a recurring disaster in these areas. As extensive literature on disaster studies examined risk communication and disaster risk management, it has been found to be discussed as separate concerns. These studies emphasize the significant role of risk communication and management at the level of the communities to enhance community preparedness and reduce the risks triggered by disasters ...

Industry and Academe Research Review
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 68

Industry and Academe Research Review

Industry and Academic Research Review (IARR) is the official conference proceedings publication of the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Industry and Academic Research (ICMIAR). It focuses on four broad themes: education and development studies; humanities and social sciences; science, technology, engineering and mathematics; and business, management and accounting. This publication provides a platform for experts and practitioners from various fields in the dissemination of their research works that address industry trends and needs, scientific findings and international concerns. Both the conference and proceedings publication promote a wider horizon for researchers through open-access paradigm.

Industry and Academic Research Review
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 82

Industry and Academic Research Review

Industry and Academic Research Review (IARR) is the official conference proceedings publication of the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Industry and Academic Research (ICMIAR). It focuses on four broad themes: education and development studies; humanities and social sciences; science, technology, engineering and mathematics; and business, management and accounting. This publication provides a platform for experts and practitioners from various fields in the dissemination of their research works that address industry trends and needs, scientific findings and international concerns. Both the conference and proceedings publication promote a wider horizon for researchers through open-access paradigm.

Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1191

Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-03-29
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  • Publisher: Routledge

The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual, theoretical and practical approaches as well as empirical knowledge and available tools. Organized into five inter-related sections, this Handbook contains sixty-five contributions from leading scholars. Section one situates hazards and disasters in their broad political, cultural, economic, and environmental context. Section two contains treatments of potentially damaging natural events/phenomena organized...

Disaster Resilience
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 216

Disaster Resilience

No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. Infectious disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, social unrest, or financial disasters in addition to natural hazards can all lead to large-scale consequences for the nation and its communities. Communities and the nation thus face difficult fiscal, social, cultural, and environmental choices about the best ways to ensure basic security and quality of life against hazards, deliberate attacks, and disasters. Beyond the unquantifiable costs of injury and loss of life from disasters, statistics for 2011 alone indicate economic damages from natural disasters in the United States exceeded $55 billion, with 14 events costing m...

Disaster Resilience and Sustainability
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 836

Disaster Resilience and Sustainability

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-06-24
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  • Publisher: Elsevier

Disasters undermine societal well-being, causing loss of lives and damage to social and economic infrastructures. Disaster resilience is central to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, especially in regions where extreme inequality combines with the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters. Disaster risk reduction and resilience requires participation of wide array of stakeholders ranging from academicians to policy makers to disaster managers. Disaster Resilient Cities: Adaptation for Sustainable Development offers evidence-based, problem-solving techniques from social, natural, engineering and other disciplinary perspectives. It connects data, research, conceptu...

Quality Assurance Programme for Computed Tomography
  • Language: en

Quality Assurance Programme for Computed Tomography

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012
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  • Publisher: Unknown

This publication presents a harmonized approach to quality assurance in the field of computed tomography applied to both diagnostics and therapy. It gives a careful analysis of the principles and specific instructions that can be used for a quality assurance programme for optimal performance and reduced patient dose in diagnostic radiology. In some cases, radiotherapy programmes are making a transition from 2-D to 3-D radiotherapy, a complex process which critically depends on accurate treatment planning. In this respect, the authors also provide detailed information about the elements needed for quality assurance testing, including those relating to accurate patient characterization as needed for radiotherapy treatment planning.

Habitat, Ecology and Ekistics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 343

Habitat, Ecology and Ekistics

This volume uses an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to assess various issues resulting from human-environment interactions in relation to sustainable development. The book encompasses theoretical and applied aspects, using both thematic and regional case studies from India, to highlight the impact of human-environment interactions at various spatio-temporal scales, with each study focusing on a particular anthropogenic issue, particularly in an Indian context. The book's three focal themes (e.g. habitat linkages, ekistics and social ecology, hazard and environmental management) elaborate the essential components of human-environment interactions with nature, its impact on the surrounding natural and social environments, and management techniques through research innovations. Readers will learn how maladjustments, disturbances and disasters are often inevitable byproducts of human-environment systems, and what conceptual and practical strategies can be applied towards sustainable coexistence. The book will be of interest to students, academics and policymakers engaged in environmental management, human-environment interactions and sustainable development.

Sustainable Development and Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 289

Sustainable Development and Disaster Risk Reduction

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-11-05
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book focuses on exploring the linkages between natural disasters and sustainable development at the global, regional, and national levels. Disasters and development are closely related, yet the disciplinary silos prevail and there is little communication and cooperation between the disaster management, environment, and development communities. One catastrophic event, such as an earthquake, tsunami, or cyclone, can destroy infrastructure, people’s lives and livelihoods, and set back development. Similarly, slow onset disasters—often associated with global climate change—pose threats to development, livelihoods, food security, and long-term sustainable development. This book is uniq...