Natural Hazards - Earth''s Processes As Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes

The new revised fifth edition of Natural Hazards, remains the go-to introductory-level survey intended for university and college courses that are concerned with earth processes that have direct, and often sudden and violent, impacts on human society.

List of contents

1 Introduction to Natural Hazards
2 Internal Structure of Earth and Plate Tectonics
3 Earthquakes
4 Tsunamis
5 Volcanoes
6 Flooding
7 Mass Wasting
8 Subsidence and Soils
9 Atmospheric Processes and Severe Weather
10 Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones
11 Coastal Hazards
12 Climate Change and Natural Hazards
13 Wildfires
14 Impacts and Extinctions

About the author

Edward A. Keller is a professor in the Environmental Studies and Earth Sciences Departments at University of California at Santa Barbara, USA.
Duane E. DeVecchio is a research professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) at Arizona State University, USA.

Summary

The new revised fifth edition of Natural Hazards, remains the go-to introductory-level survey intended for university and college courses that are concerned with earth processes that have direct, and often sudden and violent, impacts on human society.

Product details

• Authors: Robert H. Blodgett, Duane DeVecchio, Duane E Devecchio, Duane E. Devecchio, DeVecchio Duane E., Keller, Edward Keller, Edward A Keller, Edward A. Keller, Edward A. Devecchio Keller
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781138057227
• ISBN: 978-1-138-05722-7
• No. of pages: 642
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, NATURE / Natural Disasters, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, NATURE / Weather, NATURE / Earthquakes & Volcanoes, Earth Sciences, Natural disasters