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Title Inside risk : a strategy for sustainable risk mitigation / Scira Menoni, Claudio Margottini (eds.)
Published Milan ; New York : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 369 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
Contents Introduction to Sustainable Risk Mitigation for a More Resilient Europe -- ¡Europe at Risk (Following EU Funded Research on Hazar and Risks) -- ¡Impact and Losses of Natural and Na-Tech Disasters in Europe -- ¡Current Mitigation Practices in the EU -- ¡Risk Futures in Europe -- ¡From Global to Local and from Local to Global: Examples of Event Scenarios in Europe
Summary This book comprises the main results of the Scenario (Support on Common European Strategy for sustainable natural and induced technological hazards mitigation) project, funded as a Specific Support Action under the VI FP. This book addresses three main needs: first, it constitutes an assessment of the situation of Europe as far as natural na-tech risks are considered; second, it suggests future research themes to be opened of widened so as to tackle new and emerging threats as well as changes in the potential response to risk governance, in order to improve the way scientific and technical expertise informs decision making regarding all fields of mitigation, ranging from structural to non structural measures, such as training, education and land use planning
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
In Springer eBooks
Subject Risk management.
Risk assessment.
Geology
Natural Disasters
Geography
Biotechnology
Social Sciences
risk management.
risk assessment.
Environnement.
Climat.
Risk assessment
Risk management
Form Electronic book
Author Menoni, Scira.
Margottini, Claudio.
LC no. 2010937689
ISBN 9788847018426
8847018420
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9781283470360
8847018412
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9786613470362
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