Extreme Events: A Physical Reconstruction and Risk Assessment - Softcover

Nott, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521530989 ISBN 13: 9780521530989

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

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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Review

"An excellent introduction to the risk assessment of natural events such as floods, droughts, earthquakes and tsunamis." -- Choice

Book Description

Risk assessments of natural hazards are often based on short-term historical records that may not reflect the full range of events possible. Extreme Events is a textbook for students taking natural hazards and risk assessment courses. It describes how to deduce accurate hazard risks from long-term records.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521530989
• ISBN 13: 9780521530989
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310