Extreme Events: A Physical Reconstruction and Risk Assessment - Couverture rigide

Nott, Jonathan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521824125 ISBN 13 : 9780521824125

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

The assessment of risks posed by natural hazards such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis or cyclones is often based on short-term historical records that may not reflect the full range or magnitude of events possible. As human populations grow, especially in hazard-prone areas, methods for accurately assessing natural hazard risks are becoming increasingly important. In Extreme Events Jonathan Nott describes the many methods used to reconstruct such hazards from natural long-term records. He demonstrates how long-term (multi-century to millennial) records are essential in gaining a realistic understanding of the variability of natural hazards, and how short-term historical records can often misrepresent the likely risks associated with natural hazards. This book will form a useful resource for students taking courses covering natural hazards and risk assessment. It will also be valuable for urban planners, policy makers and non-specialists as a guide to understanding and reconstructing long-term records of natural hazards.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jonathon Nott is Professor of Geomorphology at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521824125
• ISBN 13: 9780521824125
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 310
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne