Smith, Keith

Environmental hazards assessing risk and reducing disaster Keith Smith. - 6th ed. - London, NY Routledge 2013. - 478 pages (some col.), maps 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. The nature of hazard -- Hazard in the environment -- Dimensions of disaster -- Risk assessment and management -- Reducing the impacts of disaster -- II. The experience and reduction of hazard -- Tectonic hazards: earthquakes -- Tectonic hazards: volcanoes -- Mass movement hazards -- Severe storm hazards -- Biophysical hazards -- Hydrological hazards: floods -- Hydrological hazards: droughts -- Technological hazards -- Context hazards -- Postscript.

9780415681059 (hbk) 9780415681063 (pbk) 9780203805305 (ebk)


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