Extreme Events and History: For a Better Consideration of Natural Hazards

Emmanuel Garnier ()
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Emmanuel Garnier: Research Professor CNRS, University of Besançon

Chapter Chapter 1 in Extreme Value Theory with Applications to Natural Hazards, 2021, pp 1-15 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This preface aims to remind us of the fundamental importance, for our modern but fragile societies, of the difficult study of historical data on natural hazards. Forgetting is a regular feature of our decisions, and the preservation of the memory of natural disasters depends heavily on our ability to quantify their effects. The author, a climate historian, recalls here some fundamental aspects of this discipline and its necessary connection to statistical approaches to risk analysis.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74942-2_1

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