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Natural Disasters - D.E. Alexander

Natural Disasters

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
632 Seiten
1993
Chapman and Hall (Verlag)
978-0-412-04741-1 (ISBN)
CHF 237,95 inkl. MwSt
Here is a comprehensive overview of the geophysical, technological, and social aspects of natural disasters. The author's unique interdisciplinary perspective helps the reader to achieve a clear perspective on natural disasters and possible strategies against them.
Here is a comprehensive overview of the geophysical, technological, and social aspects of natural disasters. This book systematically reviews the agents of natural catastrophes - earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, drought, hurricanes, erosion, fires, etc. - in terms of their geophysical processes and effects. The human impact and response is examined from various perspectives, including damage and the urban environment, the logistics of planning and emergency action, medical emergencies and the epidemiology of disasters, the Third World, and socio-economic consequences. The author's unique interdisciplinary perspective helps the reader to achieve a clear perspective on natural disasters and possible strategies against them.

David Alexander is in the Department of Geology and Geography at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

List of tables. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. The Geophysical Agents. 2. Earthquakes and volcanoes. 3. Atmospheric and hydrological hazards. 4. Disasters and the land surface. The Human Impact and Response. 5. Damage and the built environment. 6. The logistics of planning and emergency action. 7. Medical emergencies. 8. The Third World. 9. Disasters and socio-economic systems. Conclusion. 10. Towards an international strategy against disasters. Index.

Zusatzinfo XX, 632 p.
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geophysik
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-412-04741-1 / 0412047411
ISBN-13 978-0-412-04741-1 / 9780412047411
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