Extreme Events : A Physical Reconstruction and Risk Assessment Paperback / softback
by Jonathan (James Cook University, North Queensland) Nott
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:310 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:10/06/2010
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- ISBN:9780521530989
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:310 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:10/06/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521530989
