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Hydro-Meteorological Extremes and Disasters (in English)
Goyal, Manish Kumar ; Gupta, Anil Kumar ; Gupta, Akhilesh (Author)
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Springer
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Hydro-Meteorological Extremes and Disasters (in English) - Goyal, Manish Kumar ; Gupta, Anil Kumar ; Gupta, Akhilesh
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Synopsis "Hydro-Meteorological Extremes and Disasters (in English)"
The edited book provides both fundamentals as well as key factors of climate change, extreme events and disaster risk management. It systematically describes the integrated risk of various hydro-meteorological extreme events. The book brings together broad range of topics including basic concepts, exposure, risk, resilience and vulnerability. In addition, it also analysis the impact of various disaster events on bio-diversity, local communities, ecosystem and agricultural food production. The motive is to define remediation strategies in the fields of resilient infrastructures, communication strategies and immediate public participation. The book is presented in four parts, where part 1 familiarizes with fundamentals of hydro-meteorological based disasters; Part 2 focuses on risk and vulnerability analysis; Part 3 focuses on risk remediation options; and part 4 suggests the role of sustainable planning framework on disaster risk management. This volume is of interest and use to professionals and researchers working in climate change, atmospheric sciences and disaster management.
