Download or read book Natural Hazards in Canterbury Planning for Reduction stage 2 written by P. J. Forsyth and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Natural Hazards in Canterbury Planning for Reduction written by P. J. Forsyth and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Natural Hazards in Canterbury written by Ian F. Owens and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Natural Hazards in Canterbury written by Canterbury (N.Z.). Strategic Policy Unit and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Analysis of Natural Hazards in the Canterbury Civil Defence Region written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Decade of Disaster Experiences in tautahi Christchurch written by Shinya Uekusa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-02-13 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically surveys a decade of disasters in Ōtautahi Christchurch. It brings together a diverse range of authors, disciplinary approaches and topics, to reckon with the events that commenced with the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence. Each contribution tackles its subject matter through the frame of Critical Disaster Studies (CDS). The events and the subsequent recovery provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from a series of concatenating urban disasters in order to prepare us for our future on an urban planet facing unprecedented environmental pressures. The book focuses on the production of vulnerability, the human dimensions of disaster, the Indigenous response to disasters and the practical lessons that can be drawn from them.
Download or read book Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research written by Fernando I. Rivera and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research provides a synthesis of the most pressing issues in natural hazards research by new professionals. The book begins with an overview of emerging research on natural hazards, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, sea-level rise, global warming, climate change, and tornadoes, among others. Remaining sections include topics such as socially vulnerable populations and the cycles of emergency management. Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research is intended to serve as a consolidated resource for academics, students, and researchers to learn about the most pressing issues in natural hazard research today. - Provides a platform for readers to keep up-to-date with the interdisciplinary research that new professionals are producing - Covers the multidisciplinary perspectives of the hazards and disasters field - Includes international perspectives from new professionals around the world, including developing countries
Download or read book Perception of Natural Hazards Among the General Public written by J. D. Gough and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lifelines written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rising from the Rubble written by Michael Ardagh and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do health care workers manage disaster on an unprecedented scale? The 2011 Canterbury earthquakes were more challenging to the region's health system than anyone could have expected. The injured needed immediate treatment, buildings and equipment were badly damaged, aftershocks continued to rock the area, and communities were disrupted by flooding, liquefaction and fear. Despite this, many ordinary people - hospital and laboratory staff, general practitioners (GPs), pharmacists and others - accomplished extraordinary things in the aftermath of such devastation. `Rising from the Rubble' gives a compelling account of those who rallied to maintain and rebuild essential health services, maintaining continuity of care for the most vulnerable - from older people to those with kidney failure - as well as dealing with the significant ongoing impact on mental health. From the immediate emergency response after the earthquakes to sustaining health services over the following years in highly demanding circumstances, the stories of medical staff joining forces, collaborating and volunteering are infused with sadness, pride and even joy. Based on interviews with those who lived and worked through the Canterbury earthquakes, and the authors' own experiences, `Rising from the Rubble' is an inspiring testament to commitment and recovery
Download or read book Cities at Risk written by Pierre Filion and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As levels of urbanization increase around the world, the growing concentrations of population and economic activity increases vulnerability to natural disasters. Interdependencies among urban populations mean that damage to the built environment, including water, sewer and energy infrastructure, can affect millions. Even if there is no change in the rate of occurrence of natural disasters (an unlikely prospect in the face of ongoing climate change) the potential for human and economic loss will continue to increase, along with the time required to recover. How do cities prepare for and recover from natural disasters? In this book, the authors provide a broad overview of the issues related to the impacts of disasters on cities around the world, from assessing risks to accounting for damages. The comparative approach across different types of disasters in a range of urban locations is useful in identifying opportunities for policy transfer. While there is no ’one size fits all’ solution to hazard mitigation, valuable lessons can be learned from the experiences of others. The chapters emphasize different modes for assessing hazard risk, as well as strategies for increasing the resiliency of vulnerable populations.
Download or read book Business and Post disaster Management written by C. Michael Hall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-29 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive examination of the effects of a natural disaster on businesses and organisations, and on a range of stakeholders, including employees and consumers. Research on how communities and businesses respond to disasters can inform policy and mitigate the cost and impacts of future disasters. This book discusses how places recover following a disaster and the vital roles that business and other organisations play. This volume gives a detailed understanding of business, organisational and consumer responses to the Christchurch earthquake sequence of 2010-2011, which caused 185 deaths, the loss of over 70 per cent of buildings in the city’s CBD, major infrastructure damage, and severely affected the city’s image. Despite the devastation, the businesses, organisations and people of Christchurch are now undergoing significant recovery. The book sheds significant new light not only on business and organisation response to disaster but on how business and urban systems may be made more resilient.
Download or read book Natural Hazards in Australasia written by James Goff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A textbook designed for students taking a course in natural hazards with an Australasian focus and context. In full colour and richly supported by photographs, illustrations and maps.
Download or read book Natural Hazards and Disasters 2 volumes written by Bimal Kanti Paul and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume encyclopedia provides the science behind such heart-pumping geophysical hazards as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, cyclones, and floods, as well as authoritative entries on notable natural disasters around the world and the agencies that help those they impact. Natural Hazards and Disasters explores the sometimes harsh effects of nature on human life. The set discusses the physical science behind specific types of hazards and disasters (such as blizzards and tsunamis), their impact on our lives, how damage is mitigated or prevented, recovery and reconstruction, and the current research and technology used for managing or even eliminating the hazards. Written by experts in the field, the set also explores a variety of extreme events from around the world, including the 2010–2011 Christchurch Earthquakes (New Zealand), the 2017–2018 Thomas Fire (United States), and the 2018 Kerala Floods (India). Also covered are the world's major international and nonprofit aid agencies, like the Salvation Army and Oxfam, that assist disaster victims.
Download or read book Rural Organisational Impacts Responses and Recoveries to Natural Disasters written by Zach Whitman and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Factors that Affect Cost of Housing Repairs Following the Canterbury Earthquakes written by Christopher Noventius and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural hazards often cause severe damage which impacts human and nature activity. In Asia-Pacific, known as the most disaster-prone region, natural disasters vary in all kinds, for instance: earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical storms, flooding, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and lead to a different resilience method for each type of disaster. This research’s main data is taken from Christchurch, New Zealand, after the earthquake as the event hits the nation’s most expensive disaster and the third rank in the world. Hundred thousand houses damaged after the earthquake and many people were affected. Using a systematic review to collect data from different studies in conducting critical analysis, the quality of this investigation can be achieved with less error made. The aim is to develop the response in rebuilding damaged communities focussing on the housing projects by obtaining the factors that involve in the cost of reconstruction. Critical factors that affect the cost of the housing recovery have been identified. This finding is expected to help people coping with the situation when the recovery process is needed. Further statistical testing is performed to reduce the number of factors into several components, known as factor analysis. The outcome has successfully created more simplified variables that comprise all identified findings. Keywords: natural disaster, earthquake, Christchurch, housing recovery, systematic review, critical factors, factor analysis.
Download or read book Quake written by Ian Stuart and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: the devastating earthquake which hit the Canterbury region on 4 September 2010 tore apart the homes and the lives of thousands of people. It forever changed the face of the Garden City of Christchurch, New Zealand's second-largest city. these graphic images of Christchurch and the surrounding districts in the days after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake show the power and destructive force of Mother Nature. By buying this book you contribute to the Canterbury Earthquake Appeal Fund.
