Civil Engineering for Disaster Risk Reduction Hardback
Edited by Sreevalsa Kolathayar, Indrajit Pal, Siau Chen Chian, Arpita Mondal
Part of the Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering series
Hardback
Description
The book is a comprehensive volume on multi-hazards and their management for a sustainable built environment.
It focuses on the role of civil engineering in building disaster resilient society.
This book brings together all diverse disciplines of civil engineering and related areas (for example, geotechnical engineering, water resources engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, construction management, GIS, and remote sensing) towards a common goal of disaster resilience through an interdisciplinary approach.
It contains methods and case studies focusing on civil engineering solutions to reduce the disaster risk.
The book contents are aligned in line with the priorities set by UN-Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and UN-SDGs to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction.
The book will be a useful comprehensive reference for disaster risk reduction beneficial for engineering students, teaching faculty, researchers, industry professionals and policymakers.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:489 pages, 214 Illustrations, color; 33 Illustrations, black and white; X, 489 p. 247 illus., 214 il
- Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore
- Publication Date:22/11/2021
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- ISBN:9789811653117
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:489 pages, 214 Illustrations, color; 33 Illustrations, black and white; X, 489 p. 247 illus., 214 il
- Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore
- Publication Date:22/11/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9789811653117