This text is intended as an introduction to natural hazards and disasters, in either geology, geography or earth sciences. It focuses on the physical elements of natural hazards, but includes a chapter on risk assessment and probability.
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Written by a well-known author in the field, this text focuses, on the important problems of earth systems, our environment, and how we address some of the natural, global hazards that face us.
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This book is an introduction to natural hazards and disasters, in either geology, geography or earth sciences. It focuses on the physical elements of natural hazards, but includes a unique chapter on risk assessment and prbability. Written by a well known geophysicist at Stanford University.
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- PublisherPearson College Div
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0130424331
- ISBN 13 9780130424334
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages300