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

In: Extreme Value Theory with Applications to Natural Hazards

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  • Emmanuel Garnier

    (Research Professor CNRS, University of Besançon)

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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.

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  • Emmanuel Garnier, 2021. "Extreme Events and History: For a Better Consideration of Natural Hazards," Springer Books, in: Nicolas Bousquet & Pietro Bernardara (ed.), Extreme Value Theory with Applications to Natural Hazards, chapter 0, pages 1-15, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-74942-2_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74942-2_1
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