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Natural Disasters in a Global Environment - Couverture rigide

Penna, Anthony N.; Rivers, Jennifer S.

 
9781118252345: Natural Disasters in a Global Environment
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1118252349 ISBN 13 : 9781118252345
Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

Synopsis

Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship.

  • Examines a range of disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, landslides, hurricanes, famines, and more
  • Highlights the role of science in studying natural disasters and describes the mechanisms responsible for them
  • Features a range of case studies which can be used in conjunction with one another or as standalone examples
  • Covers scientific material in a lucid and accessible style suited to undergraduate students or those outside of scientific disciplines
  • Traces the transition of our understanding of disasters, from religious and superstitious explanations to contemporary scientific accounts

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À propos de l'auteur

Anthony N. Penna is Professor Emeritus at Northeastern University. He is the author of Nature's Bounty: Historical and Modern Environmental Perspectives (1999), Remaking Boston: An Environmental History of the City and Its Surroundings (co-edited with Conrad Edick Wright, 2009), and The Human Footprint: A Global Environmental History (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).

Jennifer S. Rivers is Professor and Director of the Environmental Studies program at Northeastern University. She holds a PhD from Syracuse University in Earth Science and has over thirty published articles in the field of Environmental Science.

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Éditeur
Wiley-Blackwell
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1118252349
ISBN 13 
9781118252345
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
360
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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