Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters and Catastrophes (2nd Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (800 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0132318644 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Nancy said Five Stars. Great. Kindle formatting is terrible Stephen S Just be aware that the printed book is nice and organized breaks up long sections of text with ample diagrams and pictures. Depending on how you size your text and columns in the Kindle app, you could end up reading several pages of text before you get to see the diagram the text may be referring to. This was a deal for me at less than half the price of the printed text, but would not have been worth it at any other price.. bv10 said natural hazards. very well written book and an easy read. I find myself reading through it just because it is so informational and especially with all the weather and natural hazards that have been happening around the nation I can apply to my current classes.
Interesting and well-written, this book includes broad coverage of many natural hazards, including earthquakes, volcanoes, flooding, landslides, coastal erosion, extreme weather, and wildfires. A book designed for readers interested in the environment, this is an excellent source for Earth science information about hazardous Earth processes which affect virtually everyone living on this planet. For those interested in a comprehensive book about our environment and the impact of natural hazardous processes; also useful as a reference work for science writers and editors.
These experiences led to a life-long interest in geology including three degrees, a B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin. Ed’s academic honors include the Don J. in Geology from Purdue University in 1973 that Ed wrote the first edition of Environmental Geology, the text that became the foundation of the environmental geology curriculum. Blodgett Bob Blodgett is Professor of Geology at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas, where he teaches natural hazards and disasters, environmental, physical, and historical geology, as well as environmental science, and manages the college’s Edwards Aquifer monitoring well and is physical sciences safety coordinator. His research on terrestrial sedimentary processes resulted in pub
He was born and raised in California (Bachelor’s degree in Geology and Mathematics from California State University at Fresno, Master’s degree in Geology from University of California at Davis), it was while pursuing his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, an M.S. Bob and his partner Jeff, who helps him focus o