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100			_aPaul, Bimal Kanti _933738
245			_aEnvironmental hazards and disasters: _bcontexts, perspectives and management / _cby Bimal Kanti Paul
260			_bJohn Wiley, _c2011. _aWest Sussex:
300			_axi,: 322p.
505			_a1.Introduction -- 2.History and development of hazard studies in geography -- 3.Vulnerability, resiliency, and risk -- 4.Disaster effects and impacts -- 5.Disaster cycles : mitigation and preparedness -- 6.Disaster cycles : response and recovery -- 7.Disaster relief -- 8.Hazards/disasters : special topics.
520			_aEnvironmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management focuses on manifested threats to humans and their welfare as a result of natural disasters. The book uses an integrative approach to address socio-cultural, political and physical components of the disaster process. Human and social vulnerability as well as risk to environmental hazards are explored within the comprehensive context of diverse natural hazards and disasters. In addition to scientific explanations of disastrous occurrences, people and governments of hazard-prone countries often have their own interpretation.
650			_aHazardous geographic environments. _933739
942			_cBK