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9780203884805

Environmental Hazards : Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster

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  • ISBN13:

    9780203884805

  • ISBN10:

    0203884809

  • Edition: 5th
  • Copyright: 2009-01-28
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Summary

This is a well-written and generously illustrated overview of all the natural and technological events that threaten humans and what they value. It draws on the latest research across the physical and human sciences and guides students and researchers from problems, theories and policies to explore practical, real-world situations.

Table of Contents

The Nature of Hazard
Hazard in the Environment
Dimensions of Disaster
Complexity
Risk Assessment and Management
Reducing the Impacts of Disaster
The Experience and Reduction of Hazard
Tectonic Hazards - Earthquakes
Tectonic Hazards - Volcanoes
Mass Movement Hazards
Severe Storm Hazards
Biophysical Hazards
Hydrological Hazards - Floods
Technological Hazards
Context Hazards
Postscript
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