International Perspectives on Natural Disasters
Subtitle: Occurrence, Mitigation, and Consequences (Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research)
Contributors: Joseph P. Stoltman (Editor); John Lidstone (Editor); Lisa M. DeChano (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 28, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9781402028502
Subjects: Social impact of disasters; Politics/International Relations; General; Political Science; Science; Public Policy - General; Earth Sciences - Geography; Geophysics; Science / Geography; drought; earthquakes; mass movements; mitigation strategies; natural disasters; natural hazards; volcanoes; wildfires; windstorms
First sentence: The chapters in this book were prepared by scientists who have researched and written about natural hazards and disasters for much of their careers.