Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster (Routledge Physical Environment Series) [Paperback]

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

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415224640 | ISBN-13: 978-0415224642 | Publication Date: December 2, 2000 | Edition: 3

This substantially revised 3rd Edition of Environmental Hazards, argues that knowledge about hazards and hazard mitigation, must be better applied to reduce death and destruction, particularly in developing countries. All the major rapid onset events which directly threaten humans and what they value are covered:
* tectonic hazards - earthquakes and volcanos
* mass movement hazards
* severe storm hazards
* biophysical hazards - temperature extremes, epidemics and wildfires
* hydrological hazards
* technological hazards.
The revised 3rd Edition includes new material on disaster debates and looks forward to future problems in the 21st century. This important book provides a balanced and up-to-date approach to environmental hazards and is ideally suited to act as a course text.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"'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 (on the 2nd Edition) 'In this third edition of Environmental Hazards, Keith Smith has fashioned yet further improvements to what was already a highly readable, well-informed, broad ranging and accessible text. Essential reading for anyone interested in environmental hazards.' - Professor David K.C. Jones, London School of Economics 'An excellent guide to the field of natural hazards: comprehensive, thorough and well-organized.' - David Alexander, University of Massachusetts '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 (on the 2nd Edition)"

About the Author

Keith Smith is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, University of Stirling, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 3 edition (December 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415224640
• ISBN-13: 978-0415224642
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,635,081 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.