{"product_id":"9789401044233","title":"Recent Studies in Geophysical Hazards","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRecent Studies in Geophysical Hazards\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eEl-Sabh, Mohammed I.; Murty, Tad S.; Venkatesh, Srinivasan; Siccardi, F.; Andah, K.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the past 20 years the costs of natural disasters have  escalated significantly. The lives of over 800 million people have  been disrupted and the number of catastrophes has nearly quadrupled.  At present, the increasing global threat of natural disasters, in  spite of our increased knowledge, is ominous. With the growth in world  population, the increasing of resources in newly developing areas, and  the increasing cost and sophistication of engineering structures and  technical installations, there is an urgent need to seek to understand  the potential threats posed by natural hazards and to ascertain the  best ways of mitigating their damaging effects. \u003cbr\u003e  To meet this urgent threat, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly  in December 22, 1989 passed a Resolution which declared the 1990s to  be the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). As  a contribution to the decade, the International Symposium Hazards--91  was held in Perugia, Italy, during 4--9 August 1991. The conference  was attended by specialists from 34 countries, and a total of 110  papers were presented at 20 sessions, covering a very broad range of  topics which proved to be of significant value for future research.  The sixteen articles included in this book provide a unique overview  of the state-of-the-science in geophysical hazards including climatic,  atmospheric, hydrological and geological hazards. Furthermore, the  results of a panel on the IDNDR and the recommendations adopted during  the meeting are presented at the end of this volume.  \u003cem\u003eRecent  Studies\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ein Geophysical Hazards\u003c\/em\u003e is thus an excellent reference  source for scientists, engineers, and policy makers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401044233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-0976-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 285\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398489239692,"sku":"9789401044233","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401044233.jpg?v=1755435316","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789401044233","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}