Encyclopedia of Disaster Management: Volume III (Natural Disasters)

The book provides an analysis of the intricate and extensive field of the impact of natural disasters. Various approaches are possible to examine psychological, environmental, economic, or societal damage caused by natural disasters, targeting to help decrease the impacts of future events. A broad spectrum of analyses from various parts of the globe are encompassed in this book illustrating different approaches from which natural disasters can be studied. The book begins with a presentation of a possible technique to either decrease or avoid the vulnerability of concrete buildings in times of floods. Furthermore, it provides information regarding the communication during post-disaster emergency phase, with information regarding the evaluation of two distinct types of effects on the day-to-day life of people. It also discusses a study of the role of stakeholder participation in post-disaster reconstruction.