Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster - Couverture souple

Smith, Keith

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 041512204X ISBN 13 : 9780415122047

Editeur : Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

Extreme geophysical events and an increasing array of technological hazards continue to put people and life at risk. The 2nd edition of Environmental Hazards offers up-to-date coverage of all major rapid-onset events - seismic, mass movement, atmospheric, hydrological and technological hazards - which directly threaten human life on a community scale. Presenting a complete introduction to enviromental hazards, this 2nd Edition has been expanded and enhanced with important new case studies, illustrations, statistical data and new material on mass movements and Third World vulnerability. Taking account of the most recent conceptual advances and insights from both earth and social sciences, this book offers an important contribution in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This substantially revised 3rd Edition of Environmental Hazards, argues that knowledge about hazards and hazard mitigation, must be better applied to reduce death and destruction, particularly in developing countries. All the major rapid onset events which directly threaten humans and what they value are covered:
* tectonic hazards - earthquakes and volcanos
* mass movement hazards
* severe storm hazards
* biophysical hazards - temperature extremes, epidemics and wildfires
* hydrological hazards
* technological hazards.
The revised 3rd Edition includes new material on disaster debates and looks forward to future problems in the 21st century. This important book provides a balanced and up-to-date approach to environmental hazards and is ideally suited to act as a course text.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Environmental Hazards covers all major rapid-onset events, whether natural, human or technological in origin, which directly threaten human life on a community scale.
This substantially revised and expanded 2nd edition includes important new global case studies and new sections on risk management and epidemics, disaster trends and Third World vulnerability, remote sensing, mass movements and droughts. Drawing from the most recent research, this edition offers an important new contribution in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and an essential text for students.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 041512204X
• ISBN 13: 9780415122047
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible