Environmental Hazards by Keith Smith

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Presents an introduction to various natural, social and technological events that combine to cause death and destruction across the globe. This book defines basic concepts of hazard, risk, vulnerability and disaster. It explains how hazards, such as earthquakes, floods and droughts, create distinctive patterns of loss throughout the world.

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Environmental Hazards by Keith Smith

Presents an introduction to various natural, social and technological events that combine to cause death and destruction across the globe. This book defines basic concepts of hazard, risk, vulnerability and disaster. It explains how hazards, such as earthquakes, floods and droughts, create distinctive patterns of loss throughout the world.
Keith Smith is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, University of Stirling, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Dave Petley is currently Wilson Professor of Hazard and Risk in the Department of Geography, and Deputy Dean, in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health at Durham University.
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ISBN 13 9780415428651
ISBN 10 0415428653
Title Environmental Hazards
Author Keith Smith
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2009-01-30
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.