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Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Environmental Sciences (ENVIRONSCI)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Large-scale natural catastrophes are environmental phenomena. Numerous studies in recent years have concluded that the frequency of occurrence of such natural disasters have been incereasing. leading to an enhanced risk of very considerable human and economic losses and the widespread destruction and pollution of habitats, settlements and infrastructure. In 2001 over 650 natural disasters happened around the globe with economic losses exceeding $35 billion. 2004 ended with the South East Asian tsunami on 26th December with its huge toll on life and local economics and this demonstrated that the efffects of such disasters are most keenly felt in poorer or developing regions.
The problem of natural disaster prediction and the implementation of environmental monitoring systems to receive, store and process the information necessary for solutions of specific problems in this area , have been analysed by the three authors of this book, all of whom are internationally respected experts in this field.
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"This mammoth book gathers material the authors believe will be helpful in predicting the scale of future natural disasters. … The authors have gathered a wealth of information and we welcome that. The book is a valuable research source." (M. Dane Picard, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Vol. 91 (6), June, 2007)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Natural Disasters as Interactive Components of Global-Ecodynamics
Authors: Kirill Ya. Kondratyev, Costas A. Varotsos, Vladimir F. Krapivin
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-37714-X
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-31344-1Published: 30 May 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06844-7Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-37714-6Published: 31 August 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVI, 580
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK
Topics: Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Natural Hazards, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Environment, general, Climate Change, Geoecology/Natural Processes