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" Natural hazards / "
Edward Bryant
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BL
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| Record Number
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598089
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b427308
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| Main Entry
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Bryant, Edward,1948-
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| Title & Author
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Natural hazards /\ Edward Bryant
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, c2005
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xvi, 312 p. :: ill., maps ;; 28 cm
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| ISBN
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0521537436
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction to natural hazards -- Climatic hazards -- Mechanisms of climate variability -- Large-scale storms as a hazard -- Localized storms -- Drought as a hazard -- Flooding as a hazard -- Fires in nature -- Oceanic hazards -- Geological hazards -- Causes and prediction of earthquakes and volcanoes -- Earthquakes and Tsunami as hazards -- Volcanoes as a hazard -- Land instability as a hazard -- Social impact -- Personal and group response to hazards
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| Abstract
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"This revised edition is a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary treatment of the full range of natural hazards. Accessible, readable and well supported by over 150 maps, diagrams and photographs, it is a standard text for students and an invaluable guide for professionals in the field."--Jacket
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| Subject
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Natural disasters
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| Dewey Classification
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363.34
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| LC Classification
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GB5014.B79 2005
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