Product Description

Natural hazards afflict all corners of the Earth; often unexpected, seemingly unavoidable and frequently catastrophic in their impact. This revised edition is a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary treatment of the full range of natural hazards. Accessible, readable and well supported by over 180 maps, diagrams and photographs, it is a standard text for students and an invaluable guide for professionals in the field. Clearly and concisely, the author describes and explains how hazards occur, examines prediction methods, considers recent and historical hazard events and explores the social impact of such disasters. This revised edition makes good use of the wealth of recent research into climate change and its effects.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #307702 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 328 pages

Review
‘Professor Bryant’s heroic compilation is an excellent guide.’ Scientific American

'The author writes a very readable work that is easily understood by students, professionals, and lay readers with interest in the field of natural disaster risk reduction … Natural Hazards is a valuable contribution of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. It will appeal to students, scientists, and disaster risk managers. It will also appeal to the general public interested in natural hazards.' EOS

About the Author
Edward Bryant is Associate Dean of Science at Wollongong University in Australia. Among his other publications is Tsunami: The Underrated Hazard (Cambridge University Press, 2001). He has particular interest in climatic change and coastal evolution.

Customer Reviews

Natural Hazards reviewed
This book is a very informative, well documented and nicely illustrated piece of work. Especially for geography students like me it provides useful detailed information, and learns you about all kinds of natural disaster phenomenon from all over the world, the what where why and how.
Absolutely not to be missed by any geo-student.
Examples of hazards: Earthquakes, volcano eruptions, landslides, cyclones, floods, bushfires, icestorms, avalanches, droughts. All of these in-depth investigated and explained.