Cold region hazards and risks
By: Colin Whiteman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780470029275
Description: "Cold Region Hazards and Risks is a unique, timely and engaging text with wide ranging geographical coverage. The book brings together information on a vast array of hazards associated with ice and snow, spanning both well-known phenomenon such as avalanches and the less familiar including river ice jams and ice storms.

The book offers a clear and accessible structure with a separate chapter allocated to each hazard, featuring an overview of the hazard and highlighting key physical and human issues. Each chapter will also present a summary and conclusions as well as offering key references, making the book an invaluable resource."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.