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This book provides a detailed description of fluvial processes and their influence on urban sites. During the urban expansion of modern cities throughout the twentieth century, rivers have become a source of problems during high flood events. However, due to growing social pressure, especially in dense cities, rivers are viewed as new leisure areas given that they also provide highly valuable ecosystem services. People seek open and environmentally friendly spaces amidst the dense street networks of cities. Yet, we should not forget that rivers are not merely domesticated elements of nature for leisure purposes only. Flooding risks and damages are possible within urban environments. How should we address the social and ecological interactions? How should we plan for these complexities to meet the growing social requirements and needs while respecting river dynamics? Hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, geographers and urban planners could leverage the knowledge and examples provided to enhance the interaction between nature and society in the growing cities of the twenty-first century. .

Geomorphology. --- Urban policy. --- Physical geography. --- Urban ecology (Biology). --- Environmental geography. --- Natural disasters. --- Urban Policy. --- Physical Geography. --- Urban Ecology. --- Integrated Geography. --- Natural Hazards. --- Urbanization. --- Cursos d'aigua --- Ciutats --- Geomorfologia fluvial --- Urbanisme --- Inundacions

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Public health policy prospectively and retrospectively addresses the consequences of events ranging from the commonplace to the catastrophic. Informing policymakers and stakeholders by enhancing their understanding of complex causation to justify remedial or precautionary actions is a critical science-policy task. In this book, the key aspects of catastrophes (regardless of their nature) and routine events are identified through a common framework for their analyses, and the analyses of the consequences associated with the potential occurrence of these events also are discussed. The book is not about disaster planning; instead, it is focused on analysis and causation in the context of informing – rather than formulating – public health policy. The author aggregates and fuses scientific information and knowledge in public health policy-science using alternative but complementary methods. The book first focuses on the analysis of catastrophes and commonplace events; the focus then shifts to causal models of multifactorial diseases, particularly at low doses or dose-rates, associated with these events. Topics explored among the chapters include: Policy and Legal Aspects of Precautionary Choices Catastrophes, Disasters, and Calamities: Concepts for Their Assessment Uncertainty: Probabilistic and Statistical Aspects Aggregating Judgments to Inform Precautionary Decision-making The aim of the book is to show that the analyses of events are fundamentally similar, regardless of whether the concern is a global catastrophe or commonplace. Analysis of Catastrophes and Their Public Health Consequences is a text that should engage students, instructors, and researchers in public health, science policy, and preparedness research, as well as serve as a useful resource for policy analysts, practitioners, and risk managers.

Public health. --- Sociology—Research. --- Climate change. --- Epidemiology. --- Public Health. --- Research Methodology. --- Climate Change. --- Diseases --- Public health --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- Environmental aspects --- Medical policy. --- Health care policy --- Health policy --- Medical care --- Medicine and state --- Policy, Medical --- Public health policy --- State and medicine --- Science and state --- Social policy --- Government policy --- Catàstrofes naturals --- Catàstrofes meteorològiques --- Salut pública --- Política sanitària --- Desastres naturals --- Catàstrofes --- Geologia ambiental --- Catàstrofes (Geologia) --- Degradació ambiental --- Inundacions --- Moviments de la terra --- Tsunamis --- Protecció civil --- Política social --- Política farmacèutica --- Reforma dels serveis sanitaris --- Higiene pública --- Higiene social --- Salubritat --- Sanitat --- Sanitat pública --- Salut --- Serveis socials --- Abastament d'aigua --- Assistència sanitària --- Avaluació del risc per la salut --- Cementiris --- Contaminació --- Contaminació de l'aigua --- Cribratge --- Desinfecció --- Enginyeria sanitària --- Enterrament --- Epidemiologia --- Higiene ambiental --- Higiene escolar --- Higiene industrial --- Higiene rural --- Higiene veterinària --- Hospitals --- Inspecció dels aliments --- Infermeria de salut pública --- Malalties professionals --- Malalties infeccioses --- Manipulació dels aliments --- Medicina social --- Planificació sanitària --- Salut mental --- Salut mundial --- Salut pública dental --- Serveis sanitaris --- Soroll --- Veterinària preventiva --- Legislació sanitària --- Medicina preventiva --- Protecció del consumidor --- Sanejament --- Desastres meteorològics --- Global environmental change --- Climatic changes. --- Salut pública.