Smith, Keith, 1938-

Environmental hazards : assessing risk and reducing disaster / Keith Smith. - 4th ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2004. - xiv, 306 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [272]-299) and index.

I: The nature of hazard -- Hazard in the environment -- Dimensions of disaster -- Risk assessment and management -- Reducing the impacts of disaster -- II: The experience and reduction of hazard -- Tectonic hazards: earthquakes -- Tectonic hazards: volcanoes -- Mass movement hazards -- Severe storm hazards -- Biophysical hazards -- Hydrological hazards: floods -- Hydrological hazards: droughts -- Technological hazards -- Context hazards -- Postscript.

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Natural disasters.
Disasters.
Environmental risk assessment.

GB5014 / .S6 2004

363.7 / SME 2004