TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nott,Jonathan
TI  - Extreme events: a physical reconstruction and risk assessment 
SN  - 9780511606625 (ebook)
AV  - GB5014 .N68 2006
U1  - 363.347 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Natural disasters
KW  - Research
KW  - Risk assessment
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); Introduction -- Droughts -- Floods -- Tropical cyclones -- Tsunamis -- Earthquakes -- Landslides -- Volcanoes -- Asteriods -- Extreme events over time
N2  - The assessment of risks posed by natural hazards such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis or cyclones is often based on short-term historical records that may not reflect the full range or magnitude of events possible. As human populations grow, especially in hazard-prone areas, methods for accurately assessing natural hazard risks are becoming increasingly important. In Extreme Events Jonathan Nott describes the many methods used to reconstruct such hazards from natural long-term records. He demonstrates how long-term (multi-century to millennial) records are essential in gaining a realistic understanding of the variability of natural hazards, and how short-term historical records can often misrepresent the likely risks associated with natural hazards. This book will form a useful resource for students taking courses covering natural hazards and risk assessment. It will also be valuable for urban planners, policy makers and non-specialists as a guide to understanding and reconstructing long-term records of natural hazards
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511606625
ER  -