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Displaying 5 of about 5 resultsThe conference motto for IDRC Davos 2008 is: Public-private partnership – key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation.
IDRC Davos 2008 will address global problems and attract participants from all over the globe. We expect more than 1300 participants from 130 countries.
The conference will take an integrated, multidisciplinary appro…
The final report of the ESPON 1.3.1 Hazards project shows the spatial patterns of natural and technological hazards in Europe as an overview on all NUTS3 areas and identifies possible impacts of climate change on selected natural hazards. The approach of the project was to use existing results of hazard research and to combine those in such a way, that…
This book covers 6 main themes (language; maths; science, health and environment; social studies; art; sport). In the third theme, only one tenth is devoted to hazard analysis, emergencies, preventive measures, and risk reduction.
This work presents, around 44 case studies, a detailed analysis of the majority of natural risks. The author also provides an explanation of existing regulations with regard to these risks and the monitoring techniques at our disposal. (UNEsCO)
The objective of this study has been to assess the potential application of High-Altitude Long Endurance (HALE)- based remote sensing technologies to disaster management and mitigation. This study has investigated the utility of HALE-based remote sensing to support the key emergency management activities of risk, vulnerability and preparedness assessmen…