Extreme Events

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.

ISBN 0521824125   Pages 310 ISBN13 9780521824125 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Weight (grammes) 760 Imprint Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Format Hardback   Height (mm) 247 Publication date 20 Apr 2006   Width (mm) 174 Library of Congress GB5014 .N68 2006   Spine width (mm) 19 DEWEY 363.347   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

1		Introduction		1
2		Droughts		17
3		Floods		51
4		Tropical cyclones		77
5		Tsunamis		109
6		Earthquakes		140
7		Landslides		176
8		Volcanoes		202
9		Asteroids		222
10		Extreme events over time		251

"An excellent introduction to the risk assessment of natural events such as floods, droughts, earthquakes and tsunamis." -- Choice

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