Future disasters
Trivedi, Priya Ranjan Ed.
Future disasters - New Delhi Jnanada Prakashan 2010 - viii,384p.
CONTENTS Preface (v) 1. What is a Disaster? 1 2. Man-made Disasters 21 3. Emergency Management 28 4 .Business Continuity Planning 46 5. Risks to Civilisation, Humans and Planet Earth57 6. Deforestation 70 7. Drought104 8. Climate Change Due to Global Warming 112 9. Famine151 10. Shutdown of Thermohaline Circulation 179 11 Hypercane 185 12. Impact Event 187 13. Extinction Event 203 14. Megathrust Earthquake 221 15. Over-consumption 249 16. Peak Oil263 17. Current Sea Level Rise 304 18. Technological Singularity 333 19. Terrorism347 20. Water Crisis Bibliography 363 Bibliography 376 Index 380
8171393527
Structural analysis (Engineering)--Data processing
Natural disasters
Emergency management
Automobiles -- Moteurs -- Gaz d'eĢchappement -- Grande-Bretagne
Tunnels -- Ventilation -- Grande-Bretagne
Automobiles -- Motors -- Exhaust gas
Tunnels -- Ventilation.
Great Britain.
363.34 / TRI
Future disasters - New Delhi Jnanada Prakashan 2010 - viii,384p.
CONTENTS Preface (v) 1. What is a Disaster? 1 2. Man-made Disasters 21 3. Emergency Management 28 4 .Business Continuity Planning 46 5. Risks to Civilisation, Humans and Planet Earth57 6. Deforestation 70 7. Drought104 8. Climate Change Due to Global Warming 112 9. Famine151 10. Shutdown of Thermohaline Circulation 179 11 Hypercane 185 12. Impact Event 187 13. Extinction Event 203 14. Megathrust Earthquake 221 15. Over-consumption 249 16. Peak Oil263 17. Current Sea Level Rise 304 18. Technological Singularity 333 19. Terrorism347 20. Water Crisis Bibliography 363 Bibliography 376 Index 380
8171393527
Structural analysis (Engineering)--Data processing
Natural disasters
Emergency management
Automobiles -- Moteurs -- Gaz d'eĢchappement -- Grande-Bretagne
Tunnels -- Ventilation -- Grande-Bretagne
Automobiles -- Motors -- Exhaust gas
Tunnels -- Ventilation.
Great Britain.
363.34 / TRI