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020 _a9780511606625 (ebook)
020 _z9780521824125 (hardback)
020 _z9780521530989 (paperback)
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_beng
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050 0 0 _aGB5014
_b.N68 2006
082 0 0 _a363.347
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100 1 _aNott, Jonathan,
_d1959-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aExtreme events :
_ba physical reconstruction and risk assessment /
_cJonathan Nott.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2006.
300 _a1 online resource (x, 297 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Droughts -- Floods -- Tropical cyclones -- Tsunamis -- Earthquakes -- Landslides -- Volcanoes -- Asteriods -- Extreme events over time.
520 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aNatural disasters.
650 0 _aNatural disasters
_xResearch.
650 0 _aRisk assessment.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521824125
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511606625
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