Flood Hazards and Health: Responding to Present and Future Risks
by Few, Roger
Flood hazards and the risks they present to human health are an increasing concern across the globe, in terms of lives, well-being and livelihoods, and the public resources needed to plan for, and deal with, the health impacts. This book is the first detailed assessment and discussion of the global health implications of flooding and future flood risk. It combines an analysis of the human health impacts of flooding with analysis of individual and societal response to those risks, and sets these…
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- Full title :Flood Hazards and Health : Responding to Present and Future Risks.
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Flood hazards and the risks they present to human health are an increasing concern across the globe, in terms of lives, well-being and livelihoods, and the public resources needed to plan for, and deal with, the health impacts. This book is the first detailed assessment and discussion of the global health implications of flooding and future flood risk. It combines an analysis of the human health impacts of flooding with analysis of individual and societal response to those risks, and sets these findings in light of potential future increases in flood hazard as a result of climate change. Writt.
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- Publication Date:2013.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
- Place of Publication:Hoboken
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (232 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781849771351, 1849771359
- oclc:ocn880705103
- LC Classification:RA645.9
- Dewey Decimal:363.3493
Table of Contents
Flood Hazards and Health Responding to Present and Future Risks; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Flood Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk Reduction; 2 The Health Impacts of Floods; 3 Responses to the Health Risks from Flooding; 4 The Mental Health Aspects of Floods: Evidence from England and Wales; 5 The Mozambique Floods of 2000: Health Impact and Response; 6 Coping with Floods in the Mekong Delta, Viet Nam.
7 Flooding in the US: Responses from Government and the Medical and Public Health Sectors8 Flood Hazards and Health: Implications for Action and Research; References; Index.
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