Environmental Hazards Smith Prof. Keith
The much expanded sixth edition of Environmental Hazards provides a fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century. It also explains in detail the various measures available to reduce the ongoing losses to life and… Celý popis ↓
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Environmental Hazards Smith Prof. Keith
The much expanded sixth edition of Environmental Hazards provides a fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century. It also explains in detail the various measures available to reduce the ongoing losses to life and property. It integrates cutting-edge material from the physical and social sciences to illustrate how natural and human systems interact to place communities of all sizes, and at all stages of economic development, at risk.
Attention is given to the evolution of theory, to the scales and patterns of disaster impact and to the optimum management strategies needed to minimize the future impact of damaging events. Part One of this established textbook defines basic concepts of hazard, risk, vulnerability and disaster. Part Two employs a consistent chapter structure to demonstrate how individual hazards,
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