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Natural Hazards Research: Concepts, Methods, And Policy Implications / Gilbert F. White -- Tropical Cyclones: Coastal Bangladesh / M. Aminul Islam -- Human Response To The Hurricane / Duane D. Baumann And John H. Sims -- Attitudes Toward Hurricane Hazard On The Gulf Coast / Earl J. Baker And Donald J. Patton -- India And The Ganga Floodplain / R. Ramachandran And S. C. Thakur -- Flood Hazard At Shrewsbury, United Kingdom / Donald M. Harding And Dennis J. Parker -- Perception Research And Local Planning: Floods On The Rock River, Illinois / Norman T. Moline -- Flood Information, Expectation, And Protection On The Opotiki Floodplain, New Zealand / Neil J. Ericksen -- Coastal Erosion: The Meaning Of A Natural Hazard In The Cultural And Ecological Context / Rowan A. Rowntree -- Windstorms: A Case Study Of Wind Hazard For Boulder, Colorado / D. J. Miller, W. A. R. Brinkmann, And R. G. Barry -- Drought In Eastern Kenya: Nutritional Status And Farmer Activity / Benjamin Wisner And Philip M. Mbithi -- Response To Drought In Sukumaland, Tanzania / Thomas D. Hankins -- Northeast Tanzania: Comparative Observations Along A Moisture Gradient / Joop Heijnen And R. W. Kates -- Coping With Drought In A Preindustrial, Preliterate Farming Society / Herb Dupree And Wolf Roder -- Individual And Community Response To Rainfall Variability In Oaxaca, Mexico / Anne V. Kirkby -- Drought In South Australia / R. L. Heathcote -- Decisions By Florida Citrus Growers And Adjustments To Freeze Hazards / Robert M. Ward -- Frost Hazard To Tree Crops In The Wasatch Front: Perception And Adjustments / Richard H. Jackson -- Human Adjustment To Volcanic Hazard In Puna District, Hawaii / Brian J. Murton And Shinzo Shimabukuro -- Human Adjustment To The Earthquake Hazard Of San Francisco, California / Edgar L. Jackson And Tapan Mukerjee -- Urban Snow Hazard: Marquette, Michigan / Fillmore C. F. Earney And Brian A. Knowles -- Avalanche Problems In Norway / Gunnar Ramsli -- Problems In The Use Of A Standa
This volume investigates the intersection of human perception, decision-making, and societal response to natural hazards across diverse geographic and cultural contexts. Edited by Gilbert F. White, a pioneer in natural hazards research, the text compiles a series of case studies that examine how individuals and communities perceive environmental risks such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, and earthquakes. The contributors utilize a multidisciplinary framework to argue that physical hazard mitigation must be integrated with an understanding of local human behavior and socioeconomic constraints.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this collection as a foundational text in the field of natural hazards research, particularly for its emphasis on the human dimensions of disaster management. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the historical significance of the case studies in shaping modern environmental policy.
Page Count:
288
Publication Date:
1974-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0195017579
ISBN-13:
9780195017571
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