This book seeks to inform the reader about the latest knowledge and ideas relating to natural disasters and their management. Despite better understanding and predictive tools, natural disasters continue to cause tremendous suffering, as well as major socioeconomic damage, around the world. In the first part of the book, the causes and effects and natural disasters are reviewed, including the nature and effects of hurricanes, and the latest practical knowledge about snow avalanches is presented. In the second part, complex issues of the effects of natural disasters, and the management of those effects, are studied. Topics include the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Louisiana HIV/AIDS epidemic, and the social effects of Cyclone Nargis in different areas of Myanmar. In the third part, hazard assessment and management is explored. Subjects include the application of geosensors for flood management, and a review of diagnostic methods for the study of disaster management. Finally, in part four, approaches to managing the implications of hazards, emergencies and disasters are considered. Topics include conceptual frameworks for vulnerability assessment, and the implementation and effects of changes in disaster management discourses in Bangladesh. The book will appeal to both students and researchers seeking the latest knowledge in the field.
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