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作 者：Anna K. Schwab，KatherineEschelbach，David J. Brower 著 著
出 版 社：吉林长白山
出版时间：2007-8-1
I S B N：9780471790198
| 1 Hazards vs. Disasters Introduction 1.1 Hazards: Part of the Natural Environment 1.1.1 Natural Hazards Are Inevitable and Unstoppable 1.1.2 The Earth's Dynamic Equilibrium 1.1.3 Types of Natural Hazards 1.1.4 Are Natural Hazards Becoming More Frequent? 1.1.5 Man-Made Hazards Self-Check 1.2 Hazards and Disasters: Not the Same 1.2.1 The Official Definition of Disaster 1.2.2 The Intersection of the Human Environment and a Natural Hazard 1.2.3 Why Are There More and Bigger Natural Disasters? Self-Check 1.3 The Many Costs of Disasters 1.3.1 Direct Financial Costs 1.3.2 Long-Term Economic Costs 1.3.3 Environmental Costs 1.3.4 Societal Costs 1.3.5 Human Lives Lost 1.3.6 Top Ten Natural Disasters in the United States Self-Check 1.4 Mitigation and Preparedness for Resilient Communities 1.4.1 Taking Action to Prevent Disasters 1.4.2 The Emergency Management System 1.4.3 Preparedness 1.4.4 Mitigation 1.4.5 The Difference between Preparedness and Mitigation Self-Check 1.5 Mitigation Strategies 1.5.1 A Mitigation Toolbox 1.5.2 Strategies to Mitigate Man-Made Hazards 1.5.3 Risk Assessment and Mapping 1.5.4 Managing Community Growth and Development 1.5.5 Protecting the Environment 1.5.6 Tying It All Together with Mitigation Planning Self-Check 1.6 The Value of Mitigation and Preparedness 1.6.1 Mitigation Contributes to Sustainable Communities 1.6.2 Mitigation Pays 1.6.3 Mitigation Calls for Environmental Integrity 1.6.4 Window of Opportunity 1.6.5 There's More to Be Done Self-Check Summary Key Terms Summary Questions Review Questions Applying This Chapter You Try It 2 Meteorological and Hydrological Hazards Introduction 2.1 Weather-Related Natural Hazards Self-Check 2.2 Hurricanes 2.2.1 Hurricane Formation 2.2.2 Hurricane Characteristics 2.2.3 Measuring a Hurricane: The Saffir-Simpson Scale 2.2.4 Landfall 2.2.5 Patterns of Hurricane Activity 2.2.6 Explaining the Increase 2.2.7 Patterns of Human Activity 2.2.8 2005: A Record-Breaking Season 2.2.9 What's In a Name? Self-Check 2.3 Flooding 2.3.1 Floodplains, River Basins, and Watersheds 2.3.2 Types of Flooding 2.3.3 Flash Flooding 2.3.4 General Flooding 2.3.5 Flood Mapping 2.3.6 Low-Level Flood Risks Self-Check …… 3 Geological Hazards 4 Man-Made Hazards 5 Hazards Management Framework 6 The Role of the Federal Government 7 Mitigation Hazards at the State Level 8 Local Government Power 9 Community Resilience and the Private Sector 10 Risk Assessment 11 Preparedness Activities 12 Hazard Mitigation Tools and Techniques 13 Hazard Mitigation Planning 14 Building a Culture of Prevention Endnotes Glossary Index |
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