The increase in the number of large-scale natural disasters in recent years has been alarming.Major fl oods, hurricanes, earthquakes and many others have affect
The increased threats of large-scale natural disasters are the topic of the Third International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health Risk, convene
Today the world faces unparalleled threats from human-made disasters that can be attributed to failure of industrial and energy installation as well as to terro
As human population has continued to concentrate in urban areas, the number of people and the value of property affected by disasters, both natural and human-ge
The contents of this book consist of papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health: Reducing Risk, Improving Outc