Research presented at the 7th International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health: Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes is contained in this volume. T
The increase in the number of large-scale natural disasters in recent years has been alarming.Major fl oods, hurricanes, earthquakes and many others have affect
As human population has continued to concentrate in urban areas, the number of people and the value of property affected by disasters, both natural and human-ge
Today the world faces unparalleled threats from human-made disasters that can be attributed to failure of industrial and energy installation as well as to terro
An increasing number of large-scale natural disasters have affected millions of people in recent years. Major earthquakes, floods, And hurricanes, have caused g