Environmental hazards : assessing risk and reducing disaster 5th ed
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Keith Smith; David N Petley
- ناشر : Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
- شابک / ISBN : 9780415428637
Description
Part 1: The Nature of Hazard 1. Hazard in the Environment 2. Dimensions of Disaster 3. Complexity 4. Risk Assessment and Management 5. Reducing the Impacts of Disaster Part 2: The Experience and Reduction of Hazard 6. Tectonic Hazards - Earthquakes 7. Tectonic Hazards - Volcanoes 8. Mass Movement Hazards 9. Severe Storm Hazards 10. Biophysical Hazards 11. Hydrological Hazards - Floods 12. Technological Hazards 13. Context Hazards 14. Postscript
Presents an introduction to various natural, social and technological events that combine to cause death and destruction across the globe. This book defines basic concepts of hazard, risk, vulnerability and disaster. It explains how hazards, such as earthquakes, floods and droughts, create distinctive patterns of loss throughout the world.
