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Prediction and Perception of Natural Hazards

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. J. Nemec

    1. Department of Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva, Switzerland

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  2. J. M. Nigg

    1. University of Delaware, Newark, USA

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  3. F. Siccardi

    1. University of Genova, Genova, Italy

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Part of the book series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (NTHR, volume 2)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The Effect of the Uncertainties in Natural Hazard Prediction on the User Communities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A Non-Structural Policy for the Mitigation of Flood Effects: The Arno Project

      • Franco Siccardi, Daniel N. Adom
      Pages 3-12

    3. The Impact of Structural Damage Due to Hurricanes and the Prospects for Disaster Reduction

      • A. G. Davenport
      Pages 13-21

    4. The Social Dimensions of Warning and the Transition from Folk Wisdom to Laymanship

      • Wolf R. Dombrowsky
      Pages 23-28

    5. Natural Hazard Predictions and Responses in Very Large Cities

      • James K. Mitchell
      Pages 29-37

    6. The Effect of the Uncertainties in Natural Hazard Prediction on the User Communities

      • Renzo Morchio
      Pages 39-47

    7. Uncertainties in Natural Hazards Prediction and its Effect on User Communities Perception: Soviet Union Case Study

      • Boris N. Porfiriev
      Pages 49-53

  4. Uncertainties in the Development of Predictions of Floods and Landslides

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Some Remarks on Scientific Activity of Flood Prediction in Italy

      • Lucio Ubertini
      Pages 85-92

    3. Landslides as Polycausal Phenomena

      • David E. Alexander
      Pages 93-99

    4. Uncertainty in Evaluating Landslide Hazard and Risk

      • Alberto Carrara
      Pages 101-109

    5. The River Danube Flood of 27 March 1988

      • Robert Geipel
      Pages 111-118

    6. A Summary of the State of the Art in Flash Flood Warning Systems in the United States

      • Eve Gruntfest
      Pages 119-124

    7. Spatial Prediction of Landslides

      • Jordi Corominas
      Pages 125-132

  5. Uncertainties in the Development of Predictions of Earthquakes and Volcanoes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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About this book

This collection of articles provides a unique overview of the state of the science in the prediction of and response to natural disaster events. The uniqueness of this volume is that it comprises more than just the physical science perspective.
For each natural hazard included in this text, social scientists have provided research summaries of how public perceptions are related to the actions that are likely to be undertaken when people are confronted with information about the existence of a natural hazard threat.
In this book the reader can find a truly international characterization of both hazard perception and prediction. The American and European contributors provide state-of-the-science overviews of empirically-based research knowledge that expands beyond any national boundaries. This approach has resulted in broader understanding of what is currently known about predicting natural hazard events and predicting how those events, or warnings of them, will be responded to by different types of societies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva, Switzerland

    J. Nemec

  • University of Delaware, Newark, USA

    J. M. Nigg

  • University of Genova, Genova, Italy

    F. Siccardi

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