TY - BOOK ID - 100409085 TI - Catástrofes Naturais. Uma abordagem global AU - Luciano Lourenço AU - António Vieira PY - 2020 SN - 9892619366 9892619358 PB - Coimbra University Press DB - UniCat KW - Natural risks KW - Safety cult KW - Geomorphological risks KW - Climatic risks KW - Hydrological risks KW - Catastrophes UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:100409085 AB - This publication, entitled “Natural Disasters. A Global Approach” brings together a set of texts devoted specifically to disasters that have as their origin phenomena of nature, full manifestation of the so-called natural hazards. Throughout each of these chapters, we have sought to clarify the conceptual and methodological aspects inherent in each of the risks under analysis, their systematization or typification, effects and consequences, particularly for the Human Being, and examples of their manifestation. Although with distinct characteristics and influenced by different factors, the extent of natural disasters is evident, affecting the generality of human societies and conditioning their activity in almost all parts of the earth´s surface. It is our hope that this work will fulfill its intended purpose and become a valuable working tool and a vehicle for disseminating information and raising awareness of natural disasters. ER -