American Hazardscapes: The Regionalization of Hazards and Disasters (Natural Hazards and Disasters: Reducing Loss and Building Su)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0309074436 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 227 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute Department of Geography University of South Carolina, Columbia
Sometimes the environment poses threats to our well being, yet many of us continue to choose to live in risky or dangerous places. And on top of the “knowns†are the other, more hidden hazards related to environmental contamination that pose equally serious threats to our health and well being. But where are these places and what types of hazards are found there? American Hazardscapes examines the risks associated with living and owning property in diverse regions across the United States, offering dual perspectives: that of the geographer and that of the social science hazards researcher. Barrier islands. Earthquake faults. Flood plains. It also offers thoughts on what local, state, and federal managers need to do to meet the challenge of reducing hazard losses in the next century.. The book summarizes what we already know about regional patterns of hazard events and losses during the previous three decades and goes further to shed light on the nature of the events themselves and their impact on society. Written for the relocating citizen and the policy maker alike, American Hazardscapes presents a regional ecology of disaster-prone or disaster-resistant states
Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute Department of Geography University of South Carolina, Columbia
Needs updating badly. Book is very outdated. Published in 2001. Lots has transpired since then. It would seem that this book would have regularly scheduled rewrites.