Mountain Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction

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Synopsis

The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is highly vulnerable to earthquakes and water-induced disasters. This fragile mountain region is under tremendous stress from climate change and land-use degradation that has accelerated flash floods, river-line floods, erosion, and wet mass movements during the monsoon period and drought in the non-monsoon period. Against the backdrop of intensifying disasters and in the absence of a focused documentation of disaster risk reduction issues in the HKH region, this volume presents a comprehensive body of knowledge. The main purpose and objective of this publication is to connect existing data, research, conceptual work, and practical cases on risk, resilience, and risk reduction from the HKH region under a common analytical umbrella. The result is a contribution to advancing disaster resilience and risk reduction in the HKH region. The book will be of special interest to policy makers, donors, and researchers concerned with the disaster issues in the region.

Book details

Edition:
2015
Series:
Disaster Risk Reduction
Author:
Hari Krishna Nibanupudi, Rajib Shaw
ISBN:
9784431552420
Related ISBNs:
9784431552413
Publisher:
Springer Japan, Tokyo
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2019-10-17
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2015
Copyright by:
Springer Japan, Tokyo 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Earth Sciences, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Social Studies