Climate and Natural Hazard Risks is an in-depth examination of the physical, environmental, economic, and social impacts of climate change and natural hazards on vulnerable populations in different regions around the world. The authors open with the simple question “What is risk?,” taking a detailed look at historical and global trends and risk frameworks as they relate to the Earth system and climate change. The authors then examine the drivers of social and physical vulnerability. From there, the chapters systematically review different hazards and their implications for risk (hurricanes, cyclones, flooding, extreme temperatures, food insecurity, earthquakes, tsunamis). The authors then delve into the latest methods and research for multihazard risk assessment. The book closes with challenging explorations of resilience, and environmental and social transitions for climate change. Students, practitioners and policy-makers working across climate science, hazard risk assessment, disaster management and humanitarian response will find this instructive and thought-provoking text essential reading.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of figures - p. xvii 7. List of tables - p. xlix 8. Biography - p. li 9. Preface - p. liii 10. Chapter 1: What is risk? - p. 1 11. Chapter 2: Global trends - p. 29 12. Chapter 3: Risk frameworks - p. 67 13. Chapter 4: Dynamic Earth - p. 91 14. Chapter 5: Earth's climate - p. 141 15. Chapter 6: Climate change, the threat multiplier - p. 167 16. Chapter 7: Social vulnerability - p. 189 17. Chapter 8: Physical vulnerability - p. 217 18. Chapter 9: Temperature extremes and drought risks - p. 255 19. Chapter 10: Flood risk - p. 285 20. Chapter 11: Cyclone risk - p. 321 21. Chapter 12: Geological hazard risks - p. 367 22. Chapter 13: Risk assessment - p. 417 23. Chapter 14: Resilience - p. 467 24. Chapter 15: Transitions - p. 493 25. Acronyms - p. 533 26. Units - p. 535 27. Terms and definitions - p. 537 28. Appendix A: Timeline of climate science and hazard risk events - p. 541 29. Appendix B: Qualitative and quantitative methods - p. 551 30. Appendix C: Analytical hierarchy process - p. 565 31. Index - p. 571
Climate and Natural Hazard Risks is an in-depth examination of the physical, environmental, economic, and social impacts of climate change and natural hazards on vulnerable populations in different regions around the world. The authors open with the simple question “What is risk?,” taking a detailed look at historical and global trends and risk frameworks as they relate to the Earth system and climate change. The authors then examine the drivers of social and physical vulnerability. From there, the chapters systematically review different hazards and their implications for risk (hurricanes, cyclones, flooding, extreme temperatures, food insecurity, earthquakes, tsunamis). The authors then delve into the latest methods and research for multihazard risk assessment. The book closes with challenging explorations of resilience, and environmental and social transitions for climate change. Students, practitioners and policy-makers working across climate science, hazard risk assessment, disaster management and humanitarian response will find this instructive and thought-provoking text essential reading.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of figures - p. xvii 7. List of tables - p. xlix 8. Biography - p. li 9. Preface - p. liii 10. Chapter 1: What is risk? - p. 1 11. Chapter 2: Global trends - p. 29 12. Chapter 3: Risk frameworks - p. 67 13. Chapter 4: Dynamic Earth - p. 91 14. Chapter 5: Earth's climate - p. 141 15. Chapter 6: Climate change, the threat multiplier - p. 167 16. Chapter 7: Social vulnerability - p. 189 17. Chapter 8: Physical vulnerability - p. 217 18. Chapter 9: Temperature extremes and drought risks - p. 255 19. Chapter 10: Flood risk - p. 285 20. Chapter 11: Cyclone risk - p. 321 21. Chapter 12: Geological hazard risks - p. 367 22. Chapter 13: Risk assessment - p. 417 23. Chapter 14: Resilience - p. 467 24. Chapter 15: Transitions - p. 493 25. Acronyms - p. 533 26. Units - p. 535 27. Terms and definitions - p. 537 28. Appendix A: Timeline of climate science and hazard risk events - p. 541 29. Appendix B: Qualitative and quantitative methods - p. 551 30. Appendix C: Analytical hierarchy process - p. 565 31. Index - p. 571
