Mountain Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction

Mountain Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-13 : 9784431552420
ISBN-10 : 4431552421
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Book Synopsis Mountain Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction by : Hari Krishna Nibanupudi

Download or read book Mountain Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction written by Hari Krishna Nibanupudi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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