ABSTRACT

The fourth edition of Environmental Hazards continues to blend physical and social sciences to provide a thoroughly balanced, contemporary introduction to hazards analysis and mitigation strategies. It covers all the major rapid-onset events, whether natural, human or technological in origin which directly threaten humans and what they value.
Environmental Hazards provides a lucid comprehensive introduction to both the theory and practice of hazards and their mitigation, drawing on interdisciplinary insights. It is essential reading for students of geography, environmental science, earth science and geology.

part |2 pages

Part I The Nature of Hazard

chapter 1|16 pages

Hazard in the Environment

chapter 2|17 pages

Dimensions of Disaster

chapter 3|18 pages

Risk Assessment and Management

chapter 4|25 pages

REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF DISASTER

part |2 pages

Part II The Experience and Reduction of Hazard

chapter 5|23 pages

Tectonic Hazards: Earthquakes

chapter 6|19 pages

Tectonic Hazards: Volcanoes

chapter 7|19 pages

Mass Movement Hazards

chapter 8|20 pages

Severe Storm Hazards

chapter 9|24 pages

Biophysical Hazards

chapter 10|24 pages

Hydrological Hazards: Floods

chapter 11|17 pages

Hydrological Hazards: Droughts

chapter 12|21 pages

Technological Hazards

chapter 13|20 pages

Context Hazards

chapter 14|4 pages

Postscript