Smith, Keith

Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster

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ISBN 13:: 9780815365419
author:: Smith, Keith
format:: Paperback
publisher:: CRC Press Inc
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2023
Pages:: 624
Dimensions:: 24.8 x 17.4 x 3.2 centimetres (1
Genre:: Science, Environment, Science,
Condition:: New
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The seventh edition of Environmental Hazards provides a comprehensive overview of extreme environmental events that threaten people and their values in the 21st century. This updated textbook integrates cutting-edge materials to provide an interdisciplinary approach to environmental hazards and their management, highlighting how natural and human systems interact to place communities at risk. The book explores the evolution of hazards theory, defines basic concepts of hazard, risk, vulnerability, and disaster, and demonstrates how individual hazards occur, their impacts, and how risks can be assessed and managed. The extensively revised edition includes fresh perspectives on disaster data, risk reduction, perception, and communication, as well as new technologies available to assist with environmental hazard management. With its carefully structured approach, this textbook captures the complexity of environmental hazards, making it an essential resource for students across various disciplines.

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