Natural Disasters

D.E. Alexander (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

632 Seiten

1993 | 1999 ed.
Chapman and Hall (Verlag)
978-0-412-04751-0 (ISBN)

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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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.9.1993
Zusatzinfo	XX, 632 p.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	2000 g
Einbandart	Paperback
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-412-04751-9 / 0412047519
ISBN-13	978-0-412-04751-0 / 9780412047510
Zustand	Neuware