Geohazards : natural and man-made.

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: AGID report series ; 15Publication details: London : Chapman & Hall, 1992Edition: 1st edDescription: [ix], 227 p. : ill. (some col.), mapsISBN:

0412439204
0412439301

Subject(s):

Natural disasters

DDC classification:

363.3495

Subject: A collection of papers written by geoscientists, and guides the reader through the practical problems of the assessment of geohazards, their prediction and the mitigation of their effects. Not only are the obvious disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic mudflows and gas outbursts discussed but also other hazards such as soil degradation, rising ground water and the reduction of biodiversity.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.3495 GEO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005631206

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

A collection of papers written by geoscientists, and guides the reader through the practical problems of the assessment of geohazards, their prediction and the mitigation of their effects. Not only are the obvious disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic mudflows and gas outbursts discussed but also other hazards such as soil degradation, rising ground water and the reduction of biodiversity.

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