Environmental Disasters
Anthropogenic and Natural
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Beschreibung
As the impacts of environmental disasters on populations and their economic activity increase, the assessment of risk from such catastrophic events becomes more urgent not only for humankind, but also for other living organisms. This book details the problems caused by such environmental disasters and discusses possible mitigation methods, including risk mapping using satellite monitoring data.
As the impacts of environmental disasters on populations and their economic activity increase, the assessment of risk from such catastrophic events becomes more urgent not only for humankind, but also for other living organisms. This book details the problems caused by such environmental disasters and discusses possible mitigation methods, including risk mapping using satellite monitoring data.
First comprehensive book on natural and anthropogenic disasters, past, present and future, combining the analysis of both observational data and the socio-economic implications of environmental disasters
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Kiril Ya. Kondratyev
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From the reviews:
"The book offers a survey of the most significant natural and human-induced disasters that took place in the historic past. … The book will be of great interest to environmental geologists, meteorologists, and space astronauts." (Fakhry A. Assaad, Environmental Geology, Vol. 48 (8), 2005)
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