Natural hazards and disasters / by Donald Hyndman

By:

Hyndman, Donald

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Brooks/cole, Cengage Learning : 2009. Belmont,Edition: 2ndDescription: xx,555pISBN:

9780495114901

Subject(s):

Natural disasters -- Case studies

DDC classification:

363.34 HYN-N

Contents:

1. Natural Hazards and Disasters -- 2. Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards-- 3. Earthquakes and Their Causes-- 4. Earthquake Prediction and Mitigation-- 5. Tsunami-- 6. Volcanoes: Tectonic Environments and Eruptions-- 7. Volcanoes: Hazards and Mitigation-- 8. Landslides and Other Downslope Movements-- 9. Sinkholes, Land Subsidence, and Swelling Soils-- 10. Climate Change and Weather Related to Hazards-- 11. Streams and Flood Processes-- 12. Floods and Human Interactions-- 13. Waves, Beaches, and Coastal Erosion-- 14. Hurricanes and Nor'easters-- 15. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes-- 16. Wildfires-- 17. Impact of Asteroids and Comets-- 18. The Future: Where Do We Go from Here?

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB F-2	Non Fiction	363.34 HYN-N (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		007072

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1. Natural Hazards and Disasters --
2. Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards--
3. Earthquakes and Their Causes--
4. Earthquake Prediction and Mitigation--
5. Tsunami--
6. Volcanoes: Tectonic Environments and Eruptions--
7. Volcanoes: Hazards and Mitigation--
8. Landslides and Other Downslope Movements--
9. Sinkholes, Land Subsidence, and Swelling Soils--
10. Climate Change and Weather Related to Hazards--
11. Streams and Flood Processes--
12. Floods and Human Interactions--
13. Waves, Beaches, and Coastal Erosion--
14. Hurricanes and Nor'easters--
15. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes--
16. Wildfires--
17. Impact of Asteroids and Comets--
18. The Future: Where Do We Go from Here?

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