Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes
by Edward A. Keller, Duane E. Devecchio
A comprehensive introductory survey of earth processes that create hazards, integrating multiple scientific fields to explain how society can better adjust to their impacts.
About This Book
Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes is designed for university and college courses focused on earth processes that impact human society.
The text integrates principles from geology, hydrology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, soil science, ecology, and solar system astronomy.
It explains the earth processes that drive hazardous events in an understandable way and illustrates how these processes interact with civilization.
The book also describes strategies for better adjusting to the effects of these natural events.
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