International Perspectives on Natural Disasters: Occurrence, Mitigation, and Consequences

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Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Introduction by Joseph P. Stoltman, John Lidstone, and Lisa M. DeChano.- Chapter 1: Earthquakes by Walter Hays.- Chapter 2: Volcanoes by Raymundo S. Punongbayan.- Chapter 3: Windstorms by Tony Gibbs.- Chapter 4: Global Flooding by John Handmer.- Chapter 5: Wildfires by Steven Yool.- Chapter 6: Mass Movement by isa M. DeChano.- Chapter 7: Drought by D.A. Wilhite.- Chapter 8: Natural Hazards in Japan by Hiroshi Sasaki and Shuji Yamakawa.- Chapter 9: Natural Disasters in China by Yang Hua Ting.- Chapter 10: Natural Disasters in Oceania by George Pararas-Carayannis.- Chapter 11: Hazard Mitigation in South and Southeast Asia by Nehal Karim.- Chapter 12: Natural Disasters in Africa by Belinda Dodson.- Chapter 13: Natural Disasters in Russia by V.M. Kotlyakov.- Chapter 14: Natural Disasters in Europe by Lea Houtsonen and Arvo Peltonen.- Chapter 15: Natural Disasters and Their Impact in Latin America by James J. Biles and Daniel Cobos.- Chapter 16: Disaster Impacts on the Caribbean by Jeremy Collymore.- Chapter 17: A Perspective on North American Natural Disasters by Joseph Scanlon.- Chapter 18: Teaching and Learning to Live with the Environment by Kath Murdoch.- Chapter 19: Educational Aims and the Question of Priorities by Graham Haydon.- Chapter 20: The Experience of Natural Disasters: Psychological Perspectives and Understandings by Joseph P. Reser.- Chapter 21: Curriculum Innovation for Natural Disaster Reduction: Lessons from the Commonwealth Caribbean by Michael Morrissey.- Chapter 22: Curriculum Adaptation and Disaster Prevention in Colombia by Omar D. Cardona.-Chapter 23: Current Curriculum Initiatives and Perspectives in Education for Natural Disaster Reduction in India by R.B. Singh.- Chapter 24: Disaster Education in New Zealand by John Macaulay.- Chapter 25: Natural Disasters and the Role of Women by Jacqueline Sims.- Chapter 26: Natural Hazards and Disaster Information on the Internet by John A. Cross and Yasuyo Makido.- Chapter 27: Capacity Building, Education, and Technical Training by Joseph P. Stoltman, John Lidstone, and Lisa M. DeChano.- Index.- List of Figures on CD-ROM.- CD-ROM of All Figures by Chapter: Inside Back Cover