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" Natural hazards & disasters / "
Donald Hyndman, University of Montana ; David Hyndman, Michigan State University.
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840694
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Main Entry
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Hyndman, Donald W.
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Title & Author
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Natural hazards disasters /\ Donald Hyndman, University of Montana ; David Hyndman, Michigan State University.
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Edition Statement
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Fourth edition.
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Publication Statement
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Australia ;United States :: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning,, [2014]
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xviii, 555 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 28 cm
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ISBN
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1133590810
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: 1133598641
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: 9781133590811
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: 9781133598640
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Notes
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Includes index.
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Previous edition: Australia: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2011.
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Contents
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Natural hazards and disasters -- Plate tectonics and physical hazards -- Earthquakes and their causes -- Earthquake predictions, forecasts, and mitigation -- Tsunami -- Volcanoes : tectonic environments and eruptions -- Volcanoes : hazards and mitigation -- Landslides and other downslope movements -- Sinkholes, land subsidence, and swelling soils -- Weather, thunderstorms, and tornadoes -- Climate change -- Streams and flood processes -- Floods and human interactions -- Waves, beaches, and coastal erosion -- Hurricanes and nor'easters -- Wildfires -- Asteroid and comet impacts -- The future : where do we go from here?
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Emergency management.
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Natural disasters, Case studies.
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Natural disasters.
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Case studies.
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Emergency management.
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Emergency management.
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Hazards.
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Katastrophenmanagement
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Natural disasters.
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Natural disasters.
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Naturkatastrophe
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Risikobewusstsein
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Ursache
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Dewey Classification
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363.34
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LC Classification
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GB5014.H95 2014
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Added Entry
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Hyndman, David W.
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Parallel Title
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Natural hazards and disasters
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