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2022

Earth's Natural Hazards and Disasters

Author : Isaac Andrews

Subject : Disaster Management

ISBN :9781639871735

Any natural phenomenon which has a negative or fatal effect on the lives of humans and animals is known as a natural hazard. It refers to all the hydrologic, atmospheric and geologic events, which have

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2022

Risk Assessment: Tools, Techniques and Applications

Author : Alfred Scott

Subject : Disaster Management

ISBN :9781639874941

Risk assessment is the combined effort of hazard analysis and risk evaluation. It determines possible mishaps, their likelihood and consequences. Hazard analysis involves identifying and analyzing potential

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(2022)

Tsunamis and Hurricanes: Effects and Mitigation

Author : Lily Hill

Subject : Disaster Management

ISBN :9781639875412

A series of enormous ocean waves due to displacement of a large volume of water, generally in seas or oceans, is called a tsunami. There are various causes which are responsible for tsunamis. Some of them

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2022

Planetary Science: The Geological Perspective

Author : Max Hall

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781639874309

The scientific study of planets including Earth, moons, and planetary systems as well as the processes of their formation is known as planetary science. It studies objects, aiming to determine their composition,

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(2022)

Essentials of Geography

Author : Anna Nelson

Subject : Geography

ISBN :9781639872060

The study of lands, inhabitants, features, physical properties and phenomena of the Earth and other planets is known as geography. It is considered as an all-encompassing field which seeks to understand

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2022

Spatial Analysis: Modeling and Trends

Author : Harry Garrison

Subject : Geography

ISBN :9781639875023

Spatial analysis, also called spatial statistics, consists of the formal techniques which study objects using their topological, geometric or geographic properties. It is a type of geographical analysis

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2022

Urban Geography

Author : Ian Diego

Subject : Geography

ISBN :9781639875610

The branch of geography concerned with the cities, urban life, built environment and urban processes is known as urban geography. It attempts to understand the flow of natural and economic resources, development

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2022

Advances in Volcanology

Author : Anna White

Subject : Geology and Geosciences

ISBN :9781639870233

Volcanology is a discipline of geology that deals with all aspects of volcanic phenomena. It deals with the formation, distribution and classification of volcanoes, as well as their structure and the types

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2022

Current Research in Geochemistry

Author : Joseph Clarke

Subject : Geology and Geosciences

ISBN :9781639871469

Geochemistry is an integrated field of chemistry and geology. It deals with the tools and principles of chemistry in order to explain the mechanisms behind major geological systems such as the Earth's

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(2022)

Fundamentals of Geophysics

Author : Summer Murphy

Subject : Geology and Geosciences

ISBN :9781639872466

The branch of natural science which deals with the physical processes and properties of Earth and its surrounding environment is known as geophysics. It focuses on the study of gravitational and magnetic

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