Natural hazards/ (Record no. 164301)
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| fixed length control field | 01331cam a22002894a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0521537436 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 551 |
| Item number | BRY/N |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bryant, Edward, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Natural hazards/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Edward Bryant. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Cambridge : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvi, 312 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions | 28 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction to Natural Hazards<br/>Rationale<br/>Historical Background<br/>Chapter outlines<br/>References and further reading<br/>Climatic Hazards<br/>Mechanisms of Climate Variability<br/>Introduction<br/>Models of Atmospheric Circulation and Change<br/>Other Oscillation phenomena<br/>Astronomical cycles<br/>Concluding comments<br/>References and further reading<br/>Large-scale Storms as a Hazard<br/>Introduction<br/>Tropical cyclones<br/>Extra-tropical cyclones<br/>Snowstorms, blizzards and freezing rain<br/>Storm surges<br/>Probability of occurrence<br/>Dust Storms<br/>Concluding comments<br/>References and further reading<br/>Localized Storms<br/>Introduction<br/>Thunderstorms, lightning and hail<br/>Tornadoes<br/>Concluding Comments<br/>References and further reading<br/>Drought as a Hazard<br/>Introduction<br/>Pre-colonial response to drought<br/>Post-colonial response<br/>Drought conditions exacerbated by modern societies<br/>Modern response to droughts<br/>International response<br/>Private Responses: Bob Geldof<br/>Concluding Comments<br/>References and further reading<br/>Flooding as a Hazard<br/>Introduction<br/>Flash floods<br/>High-magnitude, regional floods<br/>Concluding comments<br/>References and further reading<br/>Fires in Nature<br/>Introduction<br/>Conditions favoring intense bushfires<br/>Causes of fires<br/>Bushfire disasters<br/>Concluding comments<br/>References and further reading<br/>Oceanic Hazards<br/>Introduction<br/>Waves as a hazard<br/>Sea-ice as a hazard<br/>Sea level rise as a hazard<br/>Beach erosion hazard<br/>Concluding comments<br/>References and further reading<br/>Geological Hazards<br/>Causes and Prediction of Earthquakes and Volcanoes<br/>Introduction<br/>Scales for measuring earthquake intensity<br/>Distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes<br/>Causes of earthquakes and volcanoes<br/>Other faulting and dilatancy<br/>Added water (dams and rain)<br/>Prediction of earthquakes and volcanoes<br/>Clustering of volcanic and seismic events<br/>Prediction of seismic activity<br/>Prediction of volcanoes<br/>Concluding comments<br/>References and further reading<br/>Earthquakes and Tsunami as Hazards<br/>Types of shock waves<br/>Seismic risk maps<br/>Earthquake disasters<br/>Liquefaction or thixotropy<br/>Tsunami<br/>Concluding comments<br/>References and further reading<br/>Volcanoes as a Hazard<br/>Introduction<br/>Types of volcanic eruptions<br/>Volcanic hazards<br/>Volcanic disasters<br/>Concluding comments<br/>Land Instability as a Hazard<br/>Introduction<br/>Soil mechanics<br/>Classification of land instability<br/>Subsidence<br/>Concluding comments<br/>References and further reading<br/>Social Impact<br/>Personal and Group Response to Hazards<br/>Introduction<br/>Before the event<br/>Dealing with the event and its aftermath<br/>Additional impacts<br/>References and further reading<br/>Epilogue<br/>Changing Hazard Regimes<br/>Modern consequences of natural hazards<br/>References and further reading<br/>Glossary |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Natural disasters. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Science Library, Sikkim University | Science Library, Sikkim University | Science Library General Section | 29/08/2016 | 551 BRY/N | P19213 | 29/08/2016 | General Books Science Library | Books For SU Science Library |