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In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew ripped through south Florida with great and treacherous force. Stories of heroism and economic hardship in the aftermath of the disaster put a human face on the tragedy the storm inflicted. This intriguing book reviews the

Born over an ocean, and swift to hit land, a hurricane can cause terrible harm to both property and life with its driving rain and howling winds. Hundreds of miles wide and generating winds of 200 miles per hour, these forces of nature threaten many parts

This is the first book that systematically analyzes how catastrophe models can be used for assessing and managing risks of extreme events. It focuses on natural disaster risk, but also discusses the management of terrorism risk. A unique feature of this

For a long time earthquake risk was considered unavoidable. It was accepted that buildings would be damaged as a result of an earthquake’s ground shaking. Although measures related to construction methods had already been proposed at the beginning of the

Over 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

This volume contains the most relevant peer-reviewed papers represented at The First International Workshop on Vrancea Earthquakes, held in Bucharest from November 1-4, 1997. The contributions address key problems of seismotectonics of the Vrancea area

There are many natural hazards such as floods, landslides, volcanoes and earthquakes in the Asia-Pacific Region. Nevertheless, there are few studies of such natural hazards in this region and knowledge about their mitigation is of the utmost importance

This second edition continues to provide a comprehensive overview of how to reduce the impact of earthquakes on people and property, and implement best practice in managing the consequences of such disasters. It also includes significant coverage of the