Name: DISASTERS (HB 2016)
Brand: CBS Publishers and Distributors
SKU: 9789535113416
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As human populations continue to grow and expand geographically, and as environmental changes become ever more present in our daily lives, the threat posed by natural disasters to communities around the world becomes an ever more urgent challenge. This book gives a global, scientific view of natural hazards and disasters. It focuses especially on the prediction, assessment and management of a variety of disasters that threaten the stability and security of people around the world. Some of the topics covered include the monitoring of wildfires in Europe, the assessment of landslides in Northern Malawi, approaches to the assimilation of hydrologic date and natural disaster management in areas of the Brazilian Amazon. Natural Disasters will be a valuable resource for individuals and organizations involved in disaster and emergency management, including in geology, earth sciences and environmental management, as well as for those in other fields who wish to gain a better understanding of this critical area.