Natural Disasters - Softcover

Abbott, Patrick L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073376698 ISBN 13: 9780073376691

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science Engineering, 2008

Synopsis

Natural Disasters, 7th edition, focuses on how the normal processes of the Earth concentrate their energies and deal heavy blows to humans and their structures. It is concerned with how the natural world operates and, in so doing, kills and maims humans and destroys their works. Throughout the book, certain themes are maintained:

energy sources underlying disasters

plate tectonics and climate change;

earth processes operating in rock, water, and atmosphere;

significance of geologic time;

complexities of multiple variables operating simultaneously;

detailed and readable case studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science Engineering
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0073376698
• ISBN 13: 9780073376691
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 526