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Natural Hazards and Human-Exacerbated Disasters in Latin America, Volume 13 - Special Volumes of Geomorphology (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,980
Discovery Miles 29 800
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Natural Hazards and Human-Exacerbated Disasters in Latin America, Volume 13 - Special Volumes of Geomorphology (Hardcover)

Edgardo Latrubesse

Series: Developments in Earth Surface Processes

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The main objective of the book is to offer a vision of the dynamics of the main disasters in South America, describing their mechanisms and consequences on South American societies. The chapters are written by selected specialists of each country. Human-induced disasters are also included, such as desertification in Patagonia and soil erosion in Brazil. The receding of South-American glaciers as a response to recent climatic trends and sea-level scenarios are discussed.
The approach is broad in analyzing causes and consequences and includes social and economic costs, discussing environmental and planning problems, but always describing the geomorphologic/geologic involved processes with a good scientific substantiation. This is important to differentiate the book from others of a more 'social' impact that discuss risks and disasters with emphases mainly on economy and simple impacts.
* actual theme, interesting for a variety of professionals.
* fills in the scarcity of specialized literature in geosciences from South America.
* is the first book in the market exclusively devoted to geomorphology of disasters in South America.

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Imprint: Elsevier Science Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Developments in Earth Surface Processes
Release date: September 2009
First published: 2010
Authors: Edgardo Latrubesse
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 550
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-53117-9
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena
Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Geological surface processes (geomorphology) > General
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LSN: 0-444-53117-3
Barcode: 9780444531179

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