About this title: The expanded fifth edition of "Environmental Hazards" provides a balanced overview of all the major rapid-onset events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century. It integrates cutting-edge material from the physical and social sciences to demonstrate how natural and human systems interact to place communities of all sizes, and at all stages of economic development, at risk. It also shows how the existing losses to life and property can be reduced.Part One of this established textbook defines basic concepts of hazard, risk, vulnerability and disaster. Critical attention is ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2004-07-02
ISBN-13:9780415318044ISBN:0415318041
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2000-11-30
ISBN-13:9780415224642ISBN:0415224640
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780415224642ISBN:0415224640
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780415428651ISBN:0415428653
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9.685 by 7.441 inches. 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 this is a ... read more
Edition: 5 REV ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780415428651ISBN:0415428653
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 416 pages. 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. 150 black & white illustrations, 51 black & white tables, 16 black & white halftones, 134 black & wh edition 5 rev ed ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780415318037ISBN:0415318033
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2009-02-15
ISBN-13:9780415428637ISBN:0415428637
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780415428637ISBN:0415428637
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 9.685 by 7.441 inches. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) 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. ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780415224642ISBN:0415224640
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780415318044ISBN:0415318041
Description: Good. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
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