Risk Analysis of Natural Hazards Interdisciplinary Challenges and Integrated Solutions /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gardoni, Paolo (Editor), Murphy, Colleen (Editor), Rowell, Arden (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Risk, Governance and Society ; 19
• Subjects: Public policy.; Philosophy.; Natural disasters.; International environmental law.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Economic policy.; Economics.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Natural Hazards.; Public Policy.; International Environmental Law.; Philosophy of Technology.

This volume investigates the interdisciplinary and cross-cutting challenges in the risk analysis of natural hazards. It brings together leading minds in engineering, science, philosophy, law, and the social sciences. Parts I and II of this volume explore risk assessment, first by providing an overvi...

Table of Contents:

• Risk Assessment: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
• Future Challenges: Impact of Climate Change
• Risk Evaluation: Theoretical Frameworks
• Risk Management: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
• Risk Management: Decision Frameworks.