Natural Hazards - Nonlinearities and Assessment

Продуктов номер: 24711
Изчерпана

Автор: Бойко Рангуелов
Категория: География, пътеводители
Издателство: БАН Марин Дринов
Състояние: Нова книга
ISBN: 9789543224197
326 страници
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Първо издание: първо издание, 2011 год.
Народност: българска

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The book is targeted to the natural hazards studies. Main attention is paid to the expression of the nonlinear properties and influences related to the triggering, development and consequences of the natural hazards to environment and society. As the most powerful and deadly hazards (earthquakes and tsunamis) during the last years, they are under extended research. Their modeling, mapping, risk assessment and risk management methodologies are part of this book. Complex hazards influence, vulnerability assessment and coping capacity are discussed with view to their mitigating effects.
From single events study, to probability assessment and stochastic modeling, the natural hazards are investigated as to reveal the importance of the negative effects of the nonlinear elements, because they impact the development of the phenomena and produce negative consequences for the population and infrastructure. Emphasis is laid on the fact that all natural hazards observed on the Earth arc limited in their space-time and energy release. This scientifically proves sustainability and nullifies the attempts to predict the Earth's collapse or destruction of humanity as a result of strong natural catastrophes. Fractality, nonlinear functions of the damages generated by a single event, nonlinearly expressed human behavior in extreme situations, simultaneously occurring complex multihazards, and other nonlinear properties and applications -these are among the most interesting topics of this book. Special attention is paid to the early warning systems and other mitigating measures: here nonlinearities appear again, especially as far as price assessment of the intended measures goes; bodies that develop and implement these measures and their practice up to now are discussed.
The book could be useful to scientists and researchers, students and lecturers, the specialized Civil Protection authorities and the wide public.