Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster [Paperback]

Prof Keith Smith (Author), Keith Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 4, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0415318041 | ISBN-13: 978-0415318044 | Edition: 4

The fourth edition of Environmental Hazards continues to blend physical and social sciences to provide a thoroughly balanced, contemporary introduction to hazards analysis and mitigation strategies. It covers all the major rapid-onset events, whether natural, human or technological in origin which directly threaten humans and what they value.
Environmental Hazards provides a lucid comprehensive introduction to both the theory and practice of hazards and their mitigation, drawing on interdisciplinary insights. It is essential reading for students of geography, environmental science, earth science and geology.

Editorial Reviews

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An excellent guide to the field of natural hazards: comprehensive, thorough, and well-organized.
–David Alexander, University of Massachusetts

The author's master of this complicated subject is reflected in the way the book is clearly written and well-structured...an important accomplishment considering that the subject continues to cry out for debate and action.
–Environmental Politics

One area that is particularly appreciated by both myself and students is the overview of what a hazard is...the manner in which each hazard is covered, in terms of causes followed by a series of options for mitigation, in both developed and developing countries, is very useful.
–C. Holt, University College Northampton

In this third edition of Environmental Hazards, Keith Smith has fashioned yet futher improvements to what was already a highly readable, well-informed, broad ranging, and accessible text. Essential reading for anyone interested in environmental hazards.
–David K.C. Jones, London School of Economics

This completely revised edition blends physical and social science to provide a balanced, contemporary introduction to major natural events, technological accidents, and aspects of global environmental change that threaten humans and what they value.
–Natural Hazards Observer, January 2005

About the Author

Keith Smith is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Stirling.

Product Details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 4 edition (July 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415318041
• ISBN-13: 978-0415318044
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,558,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Earth's Fury, June 13, 2000

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Jorge (Colombia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Environmental Hazards: 2nd Edition (Routledge Physical Environment Series) (Paperback)

It is a very clear book, and it has many ilustrations to show the natural hazards in "action".Useful as a reference book for applied Geology.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Purchase, September 30, 2009

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This review is from: Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster (Paperback)

This book is well written and easy to understand. I bought it used, but it looked basically new.