{"product_id":"geomorphological-hazards-and-disaster-prevention-hardback-9780521769259","title":"Geomorphological Hazards and Disaster Prevention (Hardback) 9780521769259","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGeomorphological Hazards and Disaster Prevention\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA state-of-the-art assessment of how geomorphology contributes to the comprehension, mapping and modelling of hazardous Earth surface processes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIrasema Alcántara-Ayala (Edited by), Andrew S. Goudie (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521769259, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.8 x 2 cm, 0.91 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a timely book, as population pressures and the impacts of climate change look set to increase the frequency and severity of disasters. … Another theme of this book is the need to better understand vulnerability and to incorporate it into the disaster risk reduction process. … The second part of the book highlights the key role that geography can play in providing expertise, methodologies, research and training in both geomorphology and human geography, as well as a shared forum for discussion and the development of better approaches to disaster risk reduction.' The Geographical Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHuman activities have had a huge impact on the environment and landscape, through industrialisation and land-use change, leading to climate change, deforestation, desertification, land degradation, and air and water pollution. These impacts are strongly linked to the occurrence of geomorphological hazards, such as floods, landslides, snow avalanches, soil erosion, and others. Geomorphological work includes not only the understanding but the mapping and modelling of Earth's surface processes, many of which directly affect human societies. In addition, geomorphologists are becoming increasingly involved with the dimensions of societal problem solving, through vulnerability analysis, hazard and risk assessment and management. The work of geomorphologists is therefore of prime importance for disaster prevention. An international team of geomorphologists have contributed their expertise to this volume, making this a scientifically rigorous work for a wide audience of geomorphologists and other Earth scientists, including those involved in environmental science, hazard and risk assessment, management and policy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction Andrew S. Goudie\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Processes: 2. Regional seismic shaking hazards in mountains William B. Bull\u003cbr\u003e 3. Volcanic hazards and risks: a geomorphic perspective Jean-Claude Thouret\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mountain hazards Olav Slaymaker\u003cbr\u003e 5. Review and future challenges in snow avalanche risk analysis Michael Bruendl, Perry Bartelt, Margreth Keiler and Thomas Glade\u003cbr\u003e 6. Landslide hazards David Petley\u003cbr\u003e 7. Catastrophic landslides and sedimentary budgets Monique Fort, Etienne Cossart and Gilles Arnaud-Fassetta\u003cbr\u003e 8. Landslides and climactic change Lisa Borgatti and Mauro Soldati\u003cbr\u003e 9. The hazardness of high-magnitude floods Avijit Gupta\u003cbr\u003e 10. Flood hazards: the context of fluvial geomorphology Gerardo Benito and Paul F. Hudson\u003cbr\u003e 11. Geomorphology and coastal hazards Harley Jesse Walker and Molly McGraw\u003cbr\u003e 12. Weathering hazards Andrew S. Goudie and Heather Viles\u003cbr\u003e 13. Hazards associated to Karst Francisco Gutiérrez\u003cbr\u003e 14. Soil erosion Andrew S. Goudie and John Boardman\u003cbr\u003e 15. Desertification and land degradation in arid and semi-arid regions Yang Xiaoping\u003cbr\u003e 16. Dune migration and encroachment Andrew S. Goudie\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Processes and Applications of Geomorphology to Risk Assessment and Management: 17. GIS for the assessment of risk from geomorphological hazards Cees J. van Westen\u003cbr\u003e 18. Hazards assessment for risk analysis and risk management Michael Crozier and Thomas Glade\u003cbr\u003e 19. Vulnerability analysis in geomorphic risk assessment Gabi Hufschmidt and Thomas Glade\u003cbr\u003e 20. Geomorphological hazards and global climate change Andrew S. Goudie\u003cbr\u003e 21. Geomorphic hazards and sustainable development David Higgitt\u003cbr\u003e 22. Geomorphology and disaster prevention Irasema Alcántara-Ayala\u003cbr\u003e 23. Concluding remarks: geomorphology and the international agenda Irasema Alcántara-Ayala\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social impact of environmental issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social impact of environmental issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20impact%20of%20environmental%20issues%20%5BRNT%5D%22\"\u003eRNT\u003c\/a\u003e], Physical geography \u0026amp; topography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physical geography \u0026amp; topography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physical%20geography%20\u0026amp;%20topography%20%5BRGB%5D%22\"\u003eRGB\u003c\/a\u003e], Geological surface processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geological surface processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geological%20surface%20processes%20%5Bgeomorphology%5D%20%5BRBGD%5D%22\"\u003egeomorphology RBGD\u003c\/a\u003e], Environmental economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Environmental economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Environmental%20economics%20%5BKCN%5D%22\"\u003eKCN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265052463384,"sku":"9780521769259","price":88.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521769259i.jpg?v=1692019104","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/geomorphological-hazards-and-disaster-prevention-hardback-9780521769259","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}