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Natural Disasters
David E. Alexander
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Description for Natural Disasters
hardcover. Num Pages: 652 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Here is a comprehensive overview of the geophysical, technological, and social aspects of natural disasters. This book systematically reviews the agents of natural catastrophes - earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, drought, hurricanes, erosion, fires, etc. - in terms of their geophysical processes and effects. The human impact and response is examined from various perspectives, including damage and the urban environment, the logistics of planning and emergency action, medical emergencies and the epidemiology of disasters, the Third World, and socio-economic consequences. The author's unique interdisciplinary perspective helps the reader to achieve a clear ... Read more
Here is a comprehensive overview of the geophysical, technological, and social aspects of natural disasters. This book systematically reviews the agents of natural catastrophes - earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, drought, hurricanes, erosion, fires, etc. - in terms of their geophysical processes and effects. The human impact and response is examined from various perspectives, including damage and the urban environment, the logistics of planning and emergency action, medical emergencies and the epidemiology of disasters, the Third World, and socio-economic consequences. The author's unique interdisciplinary perspective helps the reader to achieve a clear ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Springer United Kingdom
Number of pages
652
Condition
New
Number of Pages
632
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412047411
SKU
V9780412047411
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99-15
About David E. Alexander
David Alexander is in the Department of Geology and Geography at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Reviews for Natural Disasters
` This book sets the standard and will be the classic work against which newcomers will be judged.....the best single available text for courses in disaster studies in disciplines from anthropology and sociology to geology, geography, and the atmospheric sciences.' Ian Burton, Environment Canada