Natural Hazards & Disarters / Donald Hyndman, David Hyndman
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TextoIdioma: Inglés Detalles de publicación: Boston : Cengague Learning, 2017Edición: 5th edDescripción: xv, 560 p. : Table, Figure, Maps ; 28 cmISBN: 9781305581692Tema(s): Catastrophes États-Unis | Catastrophes naturelles | Disasters | Disasters United States | Emergency management | Emergency management United States | Environmental risk assessment United States | Environnement Évaluation du risque États-Unis | Environmental risk assessment United States | Natural disastersClasificación CDD: 363.34 Recursos en línea: Haga clic para acceso en línea | Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Signatura | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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Includes Conversion Factors, Glossary, Index, Appendix.
Rerences.
1. Natural Harzards and Disasters -- 2. Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards -- 3. Earthquakes and Their Causes -- 4. Earthquake Predictions, Forecasts, and Mitigation -- 5. Tsunami -- 6. Volcanoes: Tectonic Environments and Eruptions -- 7. Volcanoes: Hazards and Mitigation -- 8. Landslides and Other Downslope Movements -- 9. Sinkholes, Land Subsidence, and Swelling Soils -- 10. Weather, Thunderstorms, and Tornadoes -- 11. Climate Change: Processes and History -- 12. Climate Change: Impacts and Mitigation -- 13. Streams and Flood Processes -- 14. Floods and Human Interactions -- 15. Waves, Beaches, and Coastal Erosion -- 16. Hurricanes and Nor´easters -- 17. Wildfires -- 18. Asteroid and Comet Impacts.
NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS, 5e provides easy-to-understand coverage of the geological processes that underlie disasters, explores the impact these processes have on humans and vice versa, and analyzes strategies for mitigating these hazards’ physical and financial harm. From timely information on recent natural disasters in the United States and around the world to insights on earthquakes associated with fracking, this fascinating book provides the up-to-date information you need to analyze potential hazards and take the steps necessary to survive a natural disaster.
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