Natural Hazards

During the twentieth century the disastrous effects of natural hazards have increased for reasons related to substantial population growth, the increasing vulnerability of marginal groups and, to some extent, the mis-managemnet of the environment. The past decade in particular has seen the most costly natural disasters in history: bushfires, floods, droughts, storms, earthquakes, and biological hazards. What causes these events? How do they affect human society? And how and to what extent can we manage them? These questions discussed rigorously and clearly in Natural Hazards. This second edition has been rewritten to reflect contemporary thinking and new information about the major events of the past decade.Chapman, David is the author of 'Natural Hazards', published 1999 under ISBN 9780195508093 and ISBN 0195508092.