Author: Marvin A. FranklinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Magnitude and Frequency of Flood Volumes for Urban Watersheds in Leon County, Florida
Author: Marvin A. FranklinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
United States Earthquakes, 1983
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This publication summarizes data for earthquakes that occurred in the 50 states during 1983.
The Astronomical Register
Author: Natural Disasters
Author: David C. AlexanderPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781857280944
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
As a well balanced and fully illustrated introductory text, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the physical, technological and social components of natural disaster. The main disaster-producing agents are reviewed systematically in terms of geophysical processes and effects, monitoring, mitigation and warning. The relationship between disasters and society is examined with respect to a wide variety of themes, including damage assessment and prevention, hazard mapping, emergency preparedness, the provision of shelter and the nature of reconstruction. Medical emergencies and the epidemiology of disasters are described, and refugee management and aid to the Third World are discussed. A chapter is devoted to the sociology, psychology, economics and history of disasters.; In many parts of the world the toll of death, injury, damage and deprivation caused by natural disasters is becoming increasingly serious. Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods and other similar catastrophes are often followed by large relief operations characterized by substantial involvement of the international community. The years 1990-2000 have therefore been designated by the United Nations as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.; The book goes beyond mere description and elevates the field of natural catastrophes to a serious academic level. The author's insights and perspectives are also informed by his practical experience of being a disaster victim and survivor, and hence the unique perspective of a participant observer. Only by surmounting the boundaries between disciplines can natural catastrophe be understood and mitigation efforts made effective. Thus, this book is perhaps the first completely interdisciplinary, fully comprehensive survey of natural hazards and disasters. It has a clear theoretical basis and it recognizes the importance of six fundamental approaches to the field, which it blends carefully in the text in order to avoid the partiality of previous works. It covers the earth and social sciences, as well as engineering, architecture and development studies. This breadth is made possible by virtue of a strong emphasis on simple principles of the interaction of geophysical agents with human vulnerability and response.; All students of environmental sciences/studies and geography should find this book useful. It is an introductory text which treats this dramatic subject area as something demanding serious academic treatment and not just as an assemblage of horror stories.; This book is intended for undergraduate students in geography and environmental studies/sciences. The book should also appeal to any professional or researcher concerned with man- environment relations, whether in social science or natural science or engineering.
Herschel 400 Observing Guide
Author: Stephen James O'MearaPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521858939
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Steve O'Meara's guide to the Herschel 400 for amateur astronomers.
The New Solar System
Author: J. Kelly BeattyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521645874
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
New edition of the leading planetary science textbook packed with the latest images, data, and results from recent planetary missions.
Environmental Impact Assessment
Author: Richard K. MorganPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0412730006
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is one of the most important tools employed in contemporary environmental management. Presenting the component activities of EIA within a coherent methodological framework, Environmental Impact Assessment: A Methodological Approach provides students and practitioners alike with a rigorous grounding in EIA theory, including biophysical, social, strategic and cumulative assessment activities, and examines the crucial role, and limitations, of the science of EIA. Deliberately designed to be relevant world-wide, the author focuses on the common skills and generic aspects of EIA that underpin all impact assessment work, independent of country or jurisdiction, such as screening and scoping, impact identification, public involvement, prediction and monitoring, evaluation, and quality control. The variety of approaches are identified along with their associated strengths and weaknesses, enabling potential, new and experienced practitioners to make informed choices and to improve their working practices through a better understanding of EIA activity. The ultimate aim of this book is to move from the notion of EIA as a technical procedure towards a concept of EIA as a particular form of problem-solving with varied methodological requirements.
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: Results of Meteorological Observations Made ...
Author: Radcliffe ObservatoryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College
Author: Harvard College ObservatoryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description