Science for Disaster Risk Management 2017: Knowing better and losing less
The EU Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre has produced its first flagship science report addressing the multi-risk impacts of natural and human-induced hazards. It presents the state of science in Disaster Risk Management (DRM), and shows practical use of scientific knowledge in DRM actions in Europe.
It is the first in a series and therefore comprehensive in scope but selective in topic. It shows posibilites to strengthen society’s resilience by using science and technology.
The entire volume consits of:
- Current status of disaster risk management and policy frameworks
- Understanding disaster risk: risk assessment methodologies and examples
- Understanding disaster risk: hazard related risk issues
- Geophysical risk
- Hydrological risk
- Meteorological, climatological and biological risk
- Technological risk
- Communicating disaster risk
- Managing disaster risk
- Future challenges of disaster risk management
Standard identifier: 978-92-79-60678-6 (main report print), 978-92-79-60679-3 (main report online), 978-92-79-69674-9 (executive summary print), 978-92-79-69673-2 (executive summary online)
Source: Poljanšek, K.; Marin Ferrer, M.; Groeve, T.; Clark, I; (Eds.), 2017. Science for disaster risk management 2017: knowing better and losing less. EUR 28034 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.