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Environmental hazards : assessing risk and reducing risaster /
The much expanded sixth edition of Environmental Hazards provides a fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century. It integrates cutting-edge material from the physical and social sciences to illustrate how natural and human systems...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2013.
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| Edición: | 6th ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The much expanded sixth edition of Environmental Hazards provides a fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century. It integrates cutting-edge material from the physical and social sciences to illustrate how natural and human systems interact to place communities of all sizes, and at all stages of economic development, at risk. It also explains in detail the various measures available to reduce the ongoing losses to life and property. Part One of this established textbook defines basic concepts of hazard, risk, vulnera. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 478 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136647154 1136647155 1283920190 9781283920193 9780203805305 0203805305 9781136647147 1136647147 |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; Limited Users and Download Restrictions may Apply, ProQuest 1 User Licence. Available using University of Exeter Username and Password. |