Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes 3rd Edition by Edward A. Keller and Duane E. DeVecchio makes use of real-life examples of hazards and disasters to explore how and why they occur-and what we will do to limit their effects. The text offers fully up-to-date coverage of current disasters, and considerably revises the visual program throughout.
Included with every copy of this text is access to Hazard City, a web based media resource which gives instructors significant, easy-to-assign, and easy-to-grade assignments where college students investigate digital disasters in the fictional town of Hazard City. It is supreme for courses on pure hazards or on earthquakes and volcanoes.
Chapter 1 introduces five ideas that unify the diverse topics the student will by finding out: Predictability of Hazards; Risk Evaluation; Hyperlinks between Hazards; Progression of Hazards from Disasters to Catastrophes; and Minimizing Consequences of Hazards. To make these connections even more clear, at the finish of each chapter, the chapter's matter is summarized when it comes to these concepts.
Student-centered chapter construction includes constant learning aids to maximize students' understanding of the main subjects, resembling studying objectives, chapter summary, detailed references at the end of the text, key terms on the finish of each chapter and review questions. Critical-thinking questions stimulate students to think about among the important points in the text and relate these to their lives and society.
Survivor Stories provide interviews with individuals who have skilled hazards first-hand. Professional Stories supply interviews with professionals working in the area of pure hazards that target their experiences and their suggestions to students. Case Researches discover in-depth profiles of serious hazardous events.
The tip of every chapter provides students the flexibility to trace their comprehension of the learning objectives stated at first of each chapter. Coverage of the newest disasters on Earth is offered, such because the earthquakes in Haiti, China, Italy, and Chile; 2010 Icelandic volcanic eruptions; 2010 particles flows in California; 2010 severe winter climate; and more.
Revised design throughout the book contains dramatic modifications to the chapter openers, which characteristic all new photos and content. Updated artwork program showcases new figures, illustrations, and images throughout. Each image has been reviewed for accuracy and relevance, focusing on its academic impact.
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