The demography of disasters : : impacts for population and place /

The demography of disasters : : impacts for population and place / / edited by Dávid Karácsonyi, Andrew Taylor, Deanne Bird.

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This open access book provides worldwide examples demonstrating the importance of the interplay between demography and disasters in regions and spatially. It marks an advance in practical and theoretical insights for understanding the role of demography in planning for and mitigating impacts from di...

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TeilnehmendeR:
Karácsonyi, Dávid.
Taylor, Andrew.
Bird, Deanne.
Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Springer,, 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Edition:First edition, 2021.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 268 pages) :; colour illustrations; digital , PDF file(s).
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 People, Vulnerability and Resilience
  • Demographic approaches to understanding impacts from disasters
  • The four periods of natural and technological disasters
  • Demographic and vulnerability aspects of affected populations and regionalization of natural hazards related with extreme rainfall events in Brazil
  • Natural Disaster and Social Capital Nexus for Resilience: A study of Jeddah City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Part 2 – Migration & Relocation, Climate Change and Spatial Impacts
  • Relocation of Communities after Natural Disasters in Taiwan and Japan
  • Long-term mass displacements after nuclear disasters – Are they the largest emergency displacements of human history?- The demography of Climate change
  • Indigenous demographic change and climate change
  • Part 3 – Community Life and Recovery
  • Communities in Fukushima and Chernobyl – enabling and inhibiting factors for recovery in nuclear disaster areas
  • Community Life in the Aftermath of Catastrophe-Caused Demographic Change
  • More than time? How Gallivare coped with the 1868 Deprivation and Katherine conceded to the 1998 Cyclone Les
  • Indigenous cultural and demographic assets for managing disasters
  • Part 4 – Planning for Future
  • Planning for population loss
  • Lifeline networks: Disruption from disasters or disasters from disruption? OR Reliance, vulnerability and disruption
  • Exploring indigenous knowledge for assessing volcanic hazards and improving emergency communication
  • Population urbanisation and disaster risks
  • Conclusion.

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