Disaster Deaths

This book conducts a systematic inquiry into the tragic deaths caused by natural disasters at different geographic scales. It employs key disaster concepts and classification of disasters to understand the high mortality rates and the various factors associated with these deaths.

Autorentext

Bimal Kanti Paul is a Professor of the Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA. He is a human geographer with interests in natural hazards and disasters, including human-environment interactions, health and population geography, and geospatial analysis and applications.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Reasons for Unexpected Death Toll Numbers Caused by Disasters 3. Trends and Levels of Disaster Deaths 4. Circumstances and Causes of Disaster Deaths 5. Determinants of Disaster Deaths 6. Conclusion