Keith Smith

Environmental Hazards

Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 6 ed
• Seitenzahl: 478
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 191mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 1176g
• ISBN-13: 9780415681063
• Artikelnr.: 33258065

Inhaltsangabe

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