Geological Hazards

Their Assessment, Avoidance and Mitigation
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-31851-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 656 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1185 g

Natural hazards cost the global economy over $50,000 million per year. Two thirds of this is spent on damage repair, the remainder represents the cost of predicting, preventing and mitigating against disasters. Man-made hazards such as groundwater pollution, subsidence and soil erosion add to this figure.

Geological Hazards is the first book to consider both natural and man-made disasters in a single volume. All major geological hazards are examined. It presents a state-of-the art survey for students on civil engineering and physical geography courses, as well as researchers and practicing civil engineers. It examines methods of assessing, evaluating and combatting hazards, both natural and man-made. Richly illustrated, it views the subject from an international perspective.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bell, Fred G.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie GIS, Geoinformatik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: Geohazards: Assessments and Planning. Part Two: Volcanic Activity. Part Three. Earthquake Activity. Part Four: Mass Movements. Part Five: Problem Soils. Part Six: River Action and Control. Part Seven: Marine Action and Control. Part Eight: Wind Action and Arid Regions. Part Nine: Soil Erosion and Desertification. Part Ten: Waste and its Disposal. Part Eleven: Groundwater Pollution. Part Twelve: Ground Subsidence. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Fred Bell is Professor and Head of Department of Geology and Applied Geology at the University of Natal