Climate and Natural Hazard Risks

Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Climate and Natural Hazard RisksAuthor(s): Peter Sammonds, Lisa Guppy, Ting Sun\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, United States\nImprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division\nISBN-13: 9780443273681, 978-0443273681\nSynopsis\nClimate 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 .