Extreme Weather, Health, and Communities

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This volume presents a unique interdisciplinary approach, drawing on expertise in both the natural and social sciences. A primary goal is to present a scientific and socially integrated perspective on place-based community engagement, extreme weather, and health. Each year extreme weather is leading to natural disasters around the world and exerting huge social and health costs. The International Monetary Fund (2012) estimates that since 2010, 700 worldwide natural disasters have affected more than 450 million people around the globe. The best coping strategy for extreme weather and environmental change is a strong offense. Communities armed with a spatial understanding of their resources, risks, strengths, weaknesses, community capabilities, and social networks will have the best chance of reducing losses and achieving a better outcome when extreme weather and disaster strikes.
This volume presents a unique interdisciplinary approach, drawing on expertise in both the natural and social sciences. A primary goal is to present a scientific and socially integrated perspective on place-based community engagement, extreme weather, and health. Each year extreme weather is leading to natural disasters around the world and exerting huge social and health costs. The International Monetary Fund (2012) estimates that since 2010, 700 worldwide natural disasters have affected more than 450 million people around the globe. The best coping strategy for extreme weather and environmental change is a strong offense. Communities armed with a spatial understanding of their resources, risks, strengths, weaknesses, community capabilities, and social networks will have the best chance of reducing losses and achieving a better outcome when extreme weather and disaster strikes.

Unique, interdisciplinary approach to social dimensions of meteorology, health and environment Addresses the need to better understand connections between weather, changing environments and health Presents a place-based spatial focus Highlights case studies of successful weather/health/environment engagement strategies Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg

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Community Engagement Environmental Change and Health Extreme Weather Social Dimensions of Weather Weather Health Impacts Superstorm Public Communication Dust storm Sociospatial sentinel surveillance Gemeinschaft Gesellschaft extreme heat Vulnerability Modeling Drought

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