Natural hazards are a piece of the dynamics of the outer working parts of the earth's thermodynamic engines; and their course in many cases cannot be stayed. But disasters caused by them can be significantly minimized by designing and enforcing hazard-resilient land use plans, building codes and other safety and avoidance measures. Current understanding of the space-time characteristics of natural hazards offers considerable insight in designing effective hazard reduction programmes as well as a research agenda that would progressively vitalize this endeavour.
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Moscow MV Lomonosov State Univ, Fac Geog, Moscow 119991, RussiaMoscow MV Lomonosov State Univ, Fac Geog, Moscow 119991, Russia
Petrova, E. G.
Krausmann, E.
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Commiss European Communities, Joint Res Ctr, Inst Protect & Secur Citizen, I-21027 Ispra, VA, ItalyMoscow MV Lomonosov State Univ, Fac Geog, Moscow 119991, Russia