Natural Disasters in China

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shi, Peijun (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: IHDP/Future Earth-Integrated Risk Governance Project Series,
• Subjects: 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,...

Table of Contents:

• Natural Disaster System in China
• Earthquake Disaster in China
• Landslide and Debris Flow Disaster of China
• Typhoon Disaster of China
• Flood Disaster in China
• Drought Disaster in China
• Snow- Frost - Hail Disaster in China
• Blown Sand Disaster in China
• Storm Surge Disaster in China
• Integrated Natural Disaster Risk Management and Governance of China.