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Urban design and natural disasters -- Definitions and concepts -- Manjil earthquake of June 20, 1990, lesson learned from experience -- Design at macro scale: Urban design in a seismic-prone city -- Urban design solutions to mitigate seismic risk at the small scale: Rasht city center -- Creating open spaces and modification of access networks--the case of the central area of the city of Rasht -- Urban design guidelines in the seismic-prone regions -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: Natural disasters, sustainability, resilience, cities and Covid 19.

The article shows the results of research of more than 300 legalizations of the Russian Empire in the fight against natural disasters: fires, floods, epidemics which are a part of the Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire. The authors present the characteristics and their own classification of legal acts in the field of the natural disaster management. The conclusion is made on the sufficient effectiveness of legislation in this area. The analysis showed that 230 legal acts are devoted to fire fighting, 18 - to the flood fighting, 86 to the fight with epidemics. The identification is given to the basic directions and tendencies of the legal policy of the state in the area of natural disaster management of the 18th - first half of the 19th centuries. The article gives the characteristic of legislative support to the formation of the emergency situations public function as an independent basic function of the government. The authors make a conclusion that in the 30-50-s of the 19th century in Russia as part of the industry systematization of legislation there was an attempt to combine all the legalizations relating to internal security including protection against natural disasters in the "Police Law". The activity in the systematization of legislation in the field of firefighting ended up with the adoption of the Charter of the Firefighter; to fight epidemics the Charter of the Quarantine was adopted; to fight flooding the Codified Act was not adopted.DOI 10.14258/izvasu(2017)3-02 ; Показаны результаты исследования более 300 узаконений Российской империи в сфере борьбы со стихийными бедствиями - пожарами, наводнениями, эпидемиями, вошедших в состав Полного собрания законов Российской империи. Даны характеристика и авторская классификация нормативно-правовых актов в сфере борьбы со стихийными бедствиями, делается вывод о достаточной эффективности законодательства в указанной сфере. Анализ показал, что 230 правовых актов посвящены борьбе с пожарами, 18 - с наводнениями, 86 - с эпидемиями. Выявлены основные направления и тенденции правовой политики государства в сфере борьбы со стихийными бедствиями XVIII - 1-й пол. XIX в. Дана характеристика законодательного обеспечения этапа становления функции по предупреждению и ликвидации чрезвычайных ситуаций в качестве самостоятельной основной функции государства. Сделан вывод о том, что в 30-50-е гг. XIX в. в России в рамках процесса отраслевой систематизации законодательства была предпринята попытка объединения в составе «полицейского права» всех узаконений, касающихся внутренней безопасности, в том числе защиты от стихийных бедствий. Деятельность по систематизации законодательства в сфере борьбы с пожарами завершилась принятием Устава пожарного, в сфере борьбы с эпидемиями - принятием Устава о карантинах, в сфере борьбы с наводнениями кодифицированного акта не принято.DOI 10.14258/izvasu(2017)3-02

Spanning science and the humanities, this volume explores relationships between natural forces and human culture. It surveys the environmental history of natural disasters, from ancient times to today, discussing storms, ball lightning, floods and fires.

The Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the most devastating natural disasters the world has seen in the last 50 years. Following the calamities, the world responded and international actors went to work to relieve human suffering and rebuild the infrastructure that lay in ruins. This study examines the collective experiences of 21 organizations according to six disaster management dimensions: disaster preparedness, early recovery/livelihood support, public awareness, capacity-building, accountability and measuring mechanisms, and coordination post-disaster. The findings of this study provide policy recommendations according to the accomplishments, limitations, and progress made since 2004 shared by organizations responding to the largest and most publicized humanitarian crisis in recent times. Adapted from the source document.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the purchase of food and beverages by the Texas Department of Transportation for certain employees responding to emergencies or disasters.

Months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the real truth hidden by incompetence and dissembling by Japanese authorities has emerged: Three of the four nuclear power plants at Fukushima suffered a meltdown. Japan's leading anti‐nuclear crusader and two French public figures worried about the impact on the future of nuclear technology respond.