Extreme events : a physical reconstruction and risk assessment
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Extreme events : a physical reconstruction and risk assessment
Cambridge University Press, 2010, c2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-292) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The assessment of risks posed by natural hazards such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis or cyclones is often based on short-term historical records that may not reflect the full range or magnitude of events possible. As human populations grow, especially in hazard-prone areas, methods for accurately assessing natural hazard risks are becoming increasingly important. In Extreme Events Jonathan Nott describes the many methods used to reconstruct such hazards from natural long-term records. He demonstrates how long-term (multi-century to millennial) records are essential in gaining a realistic understanding of the variability of natural hazards, and how short-term historical records can often misrepresent the likely risks associated with natural hazards. This book will form a useful resource for students taking courses covering natural hazards and risk assessment. It will also be valuable for urban planners, policy makers and non-specialists as a guide to understanding and reconstructing long-term records of natural hazards.
目次
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Droughts
- 3. Floods
- 4. Tropical cyclones
- 5. Tsunamis
- 6. Earthquakes
- 7. Landslides
- 8. Volcanoes
- 9. Asteroids
- 10. Extreme events over time
- Appendix
- References
- Index.
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