Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters shows how misleading the term “natural
disaster” can be. Forces of nature such as earthquakes, cyclones and extreme variations in …

When an earthquake hits a war zone or cyclone aid is flown in by an enemy, many ask: Can
catastrophe bring peace? Disaster prevention and mitigation provide similar questions …

The second edition of this well established book provides a readable and highly illustrated
overview of the main facets of geology for engineers. Comprehensively updated, and with …

Contains the following chapters: cavern collapse; sinkholes on limestone; subsidience and
collapse on chalk; mining subsidence; failure of old mineral workings; salt subsidence; …

Earthquakes are separated from other hazards in meaning, significance, and risk perception
throughout the Islamic World due to their specific focus in their own chapter or surah “al …

This unique treatment of geomorphology, first published in 1986, provides a comprehensive
work to enable students to see the subject as a whole. Taking the concepts that run through …

Finding clarity of ideas within the disaster literature is a difficulty. Defini tions and typologies
seem fraught with contradictions. Underpinning these definitional attempts, values emerge …

The disaster occurring in the Eastern Italian Alps in the summer of 1985 was caused by the
failure of two tailings dams located just upstream from the village of Stava in the municipality …

The review examines mountain land risks, especially those that involve sudden, more or
less localized bouts of damage and disasters. Geographers' studies to date have mainly …

Disaster diplomacy began with Kelman and Koukis (2000: 214) asking:'do natural disasters
induce international cooperation amongst countries that have traditionally been “enemies”?' …