Natural hazards & disasters Donald Hyndman, University of Montana ; David Hyndman, Michigan State University.
Publication details: Australia ; United States : Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, [2014]Edition: Fifth EditionDescription: xviii, 555 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781305581692Other title: Natural hazards and disastersSubject(s): Natural disasters | Natural disasters -- Case studies | Emergency management | Emergency management | Natural disasters | Naturkatastrophe | Ursache | Risikobewusstsein | Katastrophenmanagement | Natural disasters | Hazards | Emergency management | Case studiesGenre/Form: Case studies.DDC classification: 363.34 LOC classification: GB5014 | .H95 2014| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Nalanda University Ecology and Environment | School of Ecology and Environment Studies | 363.34 H998 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 008037 |
Previous edition: Australia: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2011.
Includes index.
Natural hazards and disasters -- Plate tectonics and physical hazards -- Earthquakes and their causes -- Earthquake predictions, forecasts, and mitigation -- Tsunami -- Volcanoes : tectonic environments and eruptions -- Volcanoes : hazards and mitigation -- Landslides and other downslope movements -- Sinkholes, land subsidence, and swelling soils -- Weather, thunderstorms, and tornadoes -- Climate change -- Streams and flood processes -- Floods and human interactions -- Waves, beaches, and coastal erosion -- Hurricanes and nor'easters -- Wildfires -- Asteroid and comet impacts -- The future : where do we go from here?
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