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While ignorance has long troubled efforts to prevent, prepare for, or manage the aftermath of disasters, relatively little work has been done on the specific varieties of ignorance and the roles they play in disasters. The classical frameworks for decision-making under "uncertainty" are too restrictive, and many prescriptions for disaster management simply call for better communication or more data collection by way of reducing ignorance. Unfortunately, in connection with disasters, ignorance often is irreducible. This article presents a framework for understanding the various kinds of ignorance, and utilizes that framework to provide some insights and tools that may improve disaster preparedness, management, recovery, and learning.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- The global problem -- Definitions and basic concepts -- Misconceptions about natural disaster -- Time and space in disaster -- Formulating intensity measures -- References -- Select bibliography -- The Geophysical Agents -- 2. Earthquakes and volcanoes -- The physical nature of earthquakes -- Predicting earthquakes -- The human impact of seismic hazards -- The lessons of recent events -- Tsunamis -- Volcanic eruptions -- References -- Select bibliography -- 3. Atmospheric and hydrological hazards -- Floods -- Drought -- Hurricanes -- Tornadoes -- Lightning -- Hailstorms -- Avalanches -- Glacier hazards -- Snow as a hazard to the urban system -- Frost hazards -- References -- Select bibliography -- 4. Disasters and the land surface -- Soil erosion -- Desertification -- Landslides -- Seismically generated landslides -- Subsidence -- Soil hazards -- Coastal erosion -- Forest and range fires -- References -- Select bibliography -- The Human Impact and Response -- 5. Damage and the built environment -- Earthquake damage -- Costing and surveying damage -- Buildings, structures and public safety -- Hazards and the urban environment -- High-rise buildings in disaster -- Dam disasters -- References -- Select bibliography -- 6. The logistics of planning and emergency action -- Disaster and hazard mapping -- Remote sensing and disasters -- Models of disaster and their practical uses -- Disaster warning -- Planning for disasters -- Disasters and the mass media -- Emergency management -- Emergency shelter -- Recovery and reconstruction after disaster -- References -- Select bibliography -- 7. Medical emergencies -- Death and injury -- Disease rates -- References -- Select bibliography

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- When Disaster Strikes -- Trapped Under The Rubble -- Swept Out To Sea -- Buried Alive In An Icy Tomb -- A Fiery Volcano -- Trapped By Katrina -- A Strange Light In The Sky -- Riding The Floodwaters -- Carried By A Tornado -- 10 Supplies For Natural Disasters -- Further Information -- Source Notes -- Index/Photo Acknowledgments -- Back Cover