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"This revised edition is a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary treatment of the full range of natural hazards. Accessible, readable and well supported by over 150 maps, diagrams and photographs, it is a standard text for students and an invaluable guide for professionals in the field."--BOOK...

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Main Author:	Bryant, Edward 1948- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2005
Edition:	2. ed.
Subjects:	Geofysica Geologie Geomorfologie Klimatologie Milieurampen Natuurrampen Natural disasters Naturkatastrophe
Online Access:	Publisher description Table of contents Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:	"This revised edition is a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary treatment of the full range of natural hazards. Accessible, readable and well supported by over 150 maps, diagrams and photographs, it is a standard text for students and an invaluable guide for professionals in the field."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:	XVI, 312 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:	0521537436

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