Extreme weather, health, and communities [electronic resource] : interdisciplinary engagement strategies / Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg, William A. Sprigg, editors.
Steinberg, Sheila L., editor.; Sprigg, William A., editor.
2016
QC981.45
Available Online

Linked e-resources

Linked Resource
Online Access
Concurrent users
Unlimited
Authorized users
Authorized users
Document Delivery Supplied
Can lend chapters, not whole ebooks

Details

Title
Extreme weather, health, and communities [electronic resource] : interdisciplinary engagement strategies / Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg, William A. Sprigg, editors.
ISBN
9783319306261 (electronic book)
331930626X (electronic book)
9783319306247
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30626-1
Published
Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxi, 388 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-30626-1 doi
Call Number
QC981.45
Dewey Decimal Classification
551.5
Summary
This volume presents a unique interdisciplinary approach, drawing on expertise in both the natural and social sciences. A primary goal is to present a scientific and socially integrated perspective on place-based community engagement, extreme weather, and health. Each year extreme weather is leading to natural disasters around the world and exerting huge social and health costs. The International Monetary Fund (2012) estimates that since 2010, 700 worldwide natural disasters have affected more than 450 million people around the globe. The best coping strategy for extreme weather and environmental change is a strong offense. Communities armed with a spatial understanding of their resources, risks, strengths, weaknesses, community capabilities, and social networks will have the best chance of reducing losses and achieving a better outcome when extreme weather and disaster strikes.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 27, 2016).
Added Author
Steinberg, Sheila L., editor.
Sprigg, William A., editor.
Series
Extreme weather and society (Springer (Firm))
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783319306247
Linked Resources
Online Access
Record Appears in
Online Resources > Ebooks
All Resources
Introduction
Superstorm Sandy: a Game Changer?
Extreme Weather: Politics and Public Communication
Dust Storms, Human Health and a Global Early Warning System
Interdisciplinary Engagement of People and Place around Extreme Weather
Engaging Communities to Assess the Health Effects of Extreme Weather in the Arctic
Refining the Process of Science Support for Communities around Extreme Weather Events and Climate Impacts
Reducing Vulnerability to Extreme Heat through Interdisciplinary Research and Stakeholder Engagement
Sociospatial Modeling for climate-based emergencies: Extreme Heat Vulnerability
Drought and Health in the Context of Public Engagement
Extreme Weather: Mental Health Challenges and Community Response Strategies
Extreme Winter: Weaving Weather and Climate into a Narrative through Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Air We Breathe: How Extreme Weather Conditions Harm Us
Human Response to and Consequences of the May 22, 2011, Joplin Tornado
Approaches for Building Community Resilience to Extreme Heat.

Browse Subjects

Show more subjects...

Statistics

from
to
Export