Natural Disasters in China

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Shi, Peijun (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: IHDP/Future Earth-Integrated Risk Governance Project Series,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Physical geography.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Earth System Sciences.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

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,...