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Natural Hazards and Disasters: 2005 Hurricane


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Written by a father-son team of prominent geologists, Donald and David Hyndman, NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS, 2e International Edition, emphasizes Earth, the atmosphere, and the hazardous natural processes and events that dramatically alter them. In teaching introductory environmental and physical geology courses, the authors found that topics involving natural hazards are among the most interesting for students. They also realized that employing natural hazards as a thematic focus and context motivates students to learn basic scientific concepts. Students begin each chapter by reading about the underlying geological processes as well as the key terms that describe them. Next, they explore the impact these processes have on humans (as well as the impact that humans have on the processes). Finally, the authors analyze strategies for mitigating these hazards? physical and financial harm, and present prospects for the future. Key Feature Cases in Point, which bring focus to some of the key principles and processes through specific natural disasters, now appear at the end of chapters to improve flow of the text. New descriptive titles connect each Case in Point to key chapter concepts. By the Numbers boxes present more-quantitative aspects of the concepts explained in the book, offering instructors the flexibility to incorporate more or less of this material according to their preferences. A Geologic Time Scale and a brief discussion on the nature of rocks and minerals in the Appendix help students understand the background of some natural hazards. Table of Contents 1. Natural Hazards and Disasters. 2. Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards. 3. Earthquakes and Their Causes. 4. Earthquake Prediction and Mitigation. 5. Tsunami. 6. Volcanoes: Tectonic Environments and Eruptions. 7. Volcanoes: Hazards and Mitigation. 8. Landslides and Other Downslope Movements. 9. Sinkholes, Land Subsidence, and Swelling Soils. 10. Climate Change and Weather Related to Hazards. 11. Streams and Flood Processes. 12. Floods and Human Interactions. 13. Waves, Beaches, and Coastal Erosion. 14. Hurricanes and Nor?easters. 15. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes. 16. Wildfires. 17. Impact of Asteroids and Comets. 18. The Future: Where Do We Go from Here?


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780495114901
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Brooks/Cole
  • Edition: 2nd international ed
  • No of Pages: 576
  • Width: 226 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0495114901
  • Publisher Date: 03 May 2008
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 274 mm
  • Spine Width: 20 mm


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