Natural hazards : earth's processes as hazards, disasters, and catastrophes / Edward A. Keller, University of California, Santa Barbara, Duane E. DeVecchio, University of California, Santa Barbara ; with assistance from Robert H. Blodgett.
By: Keller, Edward A
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Contributor(s): DeVecchio, Duane E. (Duane Edward) | Blodgett, Robert H.
Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, USA : Pearson Education, Inc., ©2015Edition: Fourth Edition.Description: xx, 554 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780321939968 (student edition); 0321939964; 9780321943514 (instructor's review copy); 0321943511.Subject(s): Natural disastersDDC classification: 551/K28 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-531) and index.
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 and Climate Change 13. Wildfires 14. Impacts and Extinctions Appendix A Minerals Appendix B Rocks Appendix C Maps and Related Topics Appendix D How Geologists Determine Geologic Time Glossary References
'Natural Hazards' uses real-life examples of hazards and disasters to explore how and why they happen and what we can do to limit their effects. The text's up-to-date coverage of recent disasters brings a fresh perspective to the material. The fourth edition provides a new active learning approach, a fully updated visual program and revised pedagogy tools that highlight hallmark concepts of the text
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