Introduction to Emergency Management
| Main Authors: | Rajendra Akerkar, Minsung Hong |
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| Format: | Book publication-section |
| Terbitan: |
, 2020
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4059223 |
Daftar Isi:
- In the contemporary society, various emergencies occur more and more frequently and have threatened to human life, environmental protection, social stability, and even political relationship of different countries around the world. Indeed many emergencies killing thousands and destroying enormous amount of properties and infrastructure. For example, the 2010 and 2011 Queensland floods has caused the economic losses about A$ 6.8 billion, and the economic impact of 2016 Japan’s Kyushu Island earthquake were estimated to about US$ 25 billion and US$ 30 billion. This 9.0 magnitude earthquake resulted in 15,889 deaths, 6152 injuries, and 2601 people missing and caused 127,290 building collapses, 272,788 buildings half collapsing.1 Insurance firm Swiss Re which makes this calculation every 6 months estimated the economic loss in 2017 to be US$ 306 billion, which is almost double 2016s loss of $188 billion...