The demography of disasters : impacts for population and place

The demography of disasters impacts for population and place

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Karácsonyi, Dávid (Editor), Karácsonyi, Dávid. editor (editor), Taylor, Andrew. editor, Bird, Deanne. editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer Nature 2021
2021.
Edición:First edition, 2021.
Materias:
Demography.
Human geography.
Climate change.
Statistics .
Population.
Natural disasters.
Natural Hazards.
Demography
Human Geography
Climate Change
Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law
Population Economics
Natural Hazards
Population and Demography
Environmental Sciences
Statistics in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Education, Behavorial Sciences, Public Policy
Impact of disasters
Demograhic change
Regional effects of disasters
Population dynamics
Environmental change
Open access
Population & demography
Human geography
Climate change
Social research & statistics
Political economy
Natural disasters
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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