The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state-of-the-art and future development of co…
Topic covered include a step-by-step illustrated guide to identifing and preventing occupational hazards in any job.
This Special Report is a greatly expanded edition of a previous report on landslides (Special Report 176, "Landslides: Analysis and Control") published in 1978. The new report, which has been designed with an even broader international scope, contains comprehensive, practical di…
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest told stories to prepare future generations for environmental hazards. Facing a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, tsunami, and sea level rise, non-indigenous communities today also tell stories using scientific models and maps. This …
Due to the inappropriate planning and explosive population growth in urban areas, especially in developing countries, sustainable and disaster-safe urbanization has become the most important challenge for governments. Urbanization presents benefits in different ways but has led …
