Large-Scale Disasters
Large-Scale Disasters
$155.00
USD"Extreme" events - including climatic events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and drought - can cause massive disruption to society, including large death tolls and property damage in the billions of dollars. Events in recent years have shown the importance of being prepared and that countries need to work together to help alleviate the resulting pain and suffering. This volume presents a review of the broad research field of large-scale disasters. It establishes a common framework for predicting, controlling and managing both manmade and natural disasters. There is a particular focus on events caused by weather and climate change. Other topics include air pollution, tsunamis, disaster modeling, the use of remote sensing and the logistics of disaster management. It will appeal to scientists, engineers, first responders and health-care professionals, in addition to graduate students and researchers who have an interest in the prediction, prevention or mitigation of large-scale disasters.
- Deals with large-scale disasters from a scientific viewpoint rather than a purely sociological or logistical one, using the tools of nonlinear dynamical systems theory to predict, control or mitigate their effects
- Presents a universal metric through which all natural and manmade disasters can be assessed, placing them all on a common scale, instead of the disparate scales currently used for different disaster types
- Covers both natural and manmade disasters, but focuses on those caused principally by weather and climate change, recognizing the complexity of causes and the contribution of society
Reviews & endorsements
"… useful for students and government commissions to study disasters as well as for future management and development of new areas …"
Journal of Sedimentary Research
"The book is a thorough, technical look at every aspect the disaster cycle."
Natural Hazards Observer
Product details
June 2008Hardback
9780521872935
632 pages
260 × 183 × 28 mm
1.3kg
82 b/w illus. 200 colour illus. 22 tables
Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
Table of Contents
- Preface M. Gad-el-Hak
- 1. Introduction M. Gad-el-Hak
- 2. The art and science of large-scale disasters M. Gad-el-Hak
- 3. Multiscale modeling for large-scale disaster applications R. M. Pidaparti
- 4. Addressing the root causes of large-scale disasters I. Kelman
- 5. Issues in disaster-relief logistics N. Altay
- 6. Large-scale disasters: perspectives on medical response J. Elkholy and M. Gad-el-hak
- 7. Augmentation of health-care capacity in large-scale disasters A. M. Radwan
- 8. Energy, climate change and how to avoid a manmade disaster A. F. Ghoniem
- 9. Seawater agriculture for energy, warming, food, land and water D. M. Bushnell
- 10. Natural and anthropogenic aerosol-related hazards affecting megacities H. El-Askary and M. Kafatos
- 11. Tsunamis: Manifestation and aftermath H. J. S. Fernando, A. Braun, R. Galappatti, J. Ruwanpura and S. C. Wirasinghe
- 12. Intermediate-scale dynamics of the upper troposphere and stratosphere J. J. Riley
- 13. Coupled weather-chemistry modeling G. A. Grell
- 14. Seasonal-to-decadal prediction using climate models: successes and challenges R. Saravanan
- 15. Climate change and related disasters A. S. Zakey, F. Giorgi and J. Pal
- 16. Impact of climate change on precipitation R. Rasmussen, A. Dai and K. E. Trenberth
- 17. Weather-related disasters in arid lands T. T. Warner
- 18. The first hundred years of numerical weather prediction J. Pudykiewicz and G. Brunet
- 19. Fundamental issues in numerical weather prediction J. Dudhia
- 20. Space measurements for disaster response: the International Charter A. Mahmood and M. Shokr
- 21. Weather satellite measurements: their use for prediction W. L. Smith
- Epilogue M. Gad-el-Hak
- Index.
