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Hazards

Part of the Access to Geography series
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"Access to Geography: Hazards" provides students with an in-depth understanding of natural and man made hazards.

The text features a number of relevant and up-to-date case studies that are used as the basis for analysis of different types of hazard, the risks posed by hazards, and the process of risk assessment and responses to counteract the dangers posed by hazards.

Physical hazards featured include hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes and river and coastal flooding.

The author also provides coverage of physical hazards that have been affected by human activity, including drought, disease and smog, and urban hazards such as crime.

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Product Details
Hodder Education
0340846364 / 9780340846360
Paperback / softback
363.34
29/08/2003
United Kingdom
English
viii, 134 p. : ill.
22 cm
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