Keith Smith was Emeritus Professor at the University of Stirling, UK.

Carina J. Fearnley is Professor in Science Communication and Warning Research at University College London in the Department of Science and Technology Studies.

Deborah Dixon is Professor of Geography in the School of Geographical & Earth Sciences at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Deanne K. Bird is Adjunct Research Fellow at the Monash University Disaster Resilience Initiative, Australia, and a Research Specialist with the Nordic Centre of Excellence on Resilience and Societal Security (NORDRESS), University of Iceland.

Ilan Kelman is Professor of Disasters and Health in the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction and Institute for Global Health at the University College London, UK and Professor II at the University of Agder, Norway.

Foreword by Mami Mizutori Part One: The Nature of Hazard Chapter 1 - Hazard in the Environment Chapter 2 - Dimensions of Disaster Chapter 3 - Vulnerability, Resilience, and Sustainability Chapter 4 - Risk Assessment and Management Chapter 5 - Disaster Risk Reduction Part Two: The Experience and Reduction of Hazard Chapter 6 - Earthquake hazards Chapter 7 - Volcanic hazards Chapter 8 - Tsunami hazards Chapter 9 - Mass Movements Chapter 10 - Storms Chapter 11 - Floods Chapter 12 - Drought Chapter 13 - Extreme Temperatures Chapter 14 - Wildfires Chapter 15 - Epidemic Diseases Part Three: Environmental Hazard and Risk in an Anthropocene Chapter 16 - Anthropocene Changes Chapter 17 - Industrial and Waste Hazards Chapter 18 - Climate and Beyond Chapter 19 - Using Environmental Hazards Knowledge for Action