Peijun Shi Knihy

Focusing on disaster risk science, this book offers a systematic introduction to its fundamental theories, methodologies, and practical applications across various disciplines. It encompasses three chapters on disaster systems and mechanisms, four chapters on measurement and assessment techniques, and three chapters dedicated to disaster management and emergency response. Aimed at researchers, students, and practitioners, it serves as a comprehensive reference to enhance understanding and engagement in disaster risk science and management.

This is the first English language book that systematically introduces the spatial and temporal patterns of major natural disasters in China from 1949 to 2014. It also reveals natural disaster formation mechanisms and processes, quantifies vulnerability to these disasters, evaluates disaster risks, summarizes the key strategies of integrated disaster risk governance, and analyzes large-scale disaster response cases in recent years in China. The book can be a good reference for researchers, students, and practitioners in the field of natural disaster risk management and risk governance for improving the understanding of natural disasters in China.