Mitigation of Dangers from Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards: Prediction, Prevention, and Preparedness

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction to Hazards and Factors that Affect Impacts on Global Societies....Pages 1-6
Mitigation....Pages 7-8
Risk Assessment/Vulnerability....Pages 9-11
Conditions that Aggravate the Effects of a Hazard Event on Citizens and Property....Pages 13-14
Early Warning Systems (EWSs)....Pages 15-18
Damping the Dangers from Tectonics-Driven (Natural) Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes....Pages 19-20
Earthquakes....Pages 21-30
Volcanoes....Pages 31-34
Lessening the Impacts from Non-Tectonic (Natural) Hazards and Triggered Events....Pages 35-51
Magnified Impact of Natural Hazards from Global Warming/Climate Change and Inadequate Land-Use Planning....Pages 53-60
Disease....Pages 61-62
Natural Processes Linked to Climate Changes that Threaten Food Security....Pages 63-65
Land-Use Planning to Minimize Dangers to Citizens and Ecosystems....Pages 67-71
Physical Siting of Locations for Housing, Commerce, Industry, and Parkland....Pages 73-77
Pollution....Pages 79-85
Mitigation of Hazard Impacts on Ecosystems and Their Inhabitants: Possible for Some, Not Possible for Others....Pages 87-89
Mitigation of Impacts on Ecosystems and Their Inhabitants Directly from Human Activities....Pages 91-94
Mitigation Economics....Pages 95-99
Insurance as a Mitigator of Post-Hazard Economic Stress: Coverage and Exclusions....Pages 101-111
Conflicts/Wars: Human-Driven Events That Injure/Kill People and Damage/Destroy Property....Pages 113-114
Uncommon but Noteworthy Natural Hazards....Pages 115-118
Back Matter....Pages 119-127