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Environmental Hazards covers all major rapid-onset events, whether natural, human or technological in origin, which directly threaten human life on a community scale. Combining insights from both the natural and social sciences, this book offers a complete introduction to environmental hazards. A broad overview is followed by a systematic analysis of specific hazards to explore a wide range of global case studies and policy responses.
This substantially revised and expanded second edition includes important new global case studies with fresh material on risk management, epidemics, disaster trends, Third World vulnerability, remote sensing, mass movements and droughts. Drawing from the most recent research, this edition is a major new contribution in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.
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Environmental hazards: assessing risk and reducing disaster
2008, Routledge
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Environmental hazards: assessing risk and reducing disaster
2004, Routledge
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Environmental Hazards
2004, Taylor & Francis Group Plc
Electronic resource
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Environmental hazards: assessing risk and reducing disaster
2001, Routledge
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Environmental hazards: assessing risk and reducing disaster
1996, Routledge
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Environmental hazards: assessing risk and reducing disaster
1992, Routledge
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 356-376) and indexes.
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The fourth edition of Environmental Hazards continues to blend physical and social sciences to provide a thoroughly balanced, contemporary introduction to hazards analysis and mitigation strategies. It covers all the major rapid-onset events, whether natural, human or technological in origin which directly threaten humans and what they value.The revised edition includes increased coverage of Biophysical and Technological Hazards. Additional material has also been added on vulnerability, asteroids, wildfires and disaster mitigation success. The new edition also benefits from a larger format, allowing improved presentation of figures and photographs that have also been updated and replaced throughout. Boxed features have been introduced to define key terms, and outline the science underpinning discussions. Case studies have also been updated and replaced throughout. Annotated further reading and a gazetteer of useful websites are also provided.Environmental Hazards provides a lucid comprehensive introduction to both the theory and practice of hazards and their mitigation, drawing on interdisciplinary insights. It is essential reading for students of geography, environmental science, earth science and geology.Features of the new edition include· A streamlined, more tightly-written Part 1 to provide better definition, and more logical introduction of basic concepts and improved justification for the sequence and treatment of Part 2 themes, allowing more opportunity for cross-hazard commentary.· Completely updated Part 2 providing more recent case-studies set in a firmer scientific framework, increased content for Biophysical and Technological Hazard chapters and more on vulnerability, asteroids, wildfires and disaster mitigation success.· Enhanced student friendly format: size of text increased from royal to crown allowing increased size of figures and illustrations, boxes for definitions, key ideas and underpinning science, chapter summaries with annotated further reading and a list of websites· Thorough revision of illustrative material: Revision or replacement of approximately half of figures and Replacement of existing black and white photographsA new set of colour photographs
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