Natural Disasters

In this indispensable and comprehensive text, Scott D. Watson critically examines the current understanding of international order that underpins i...

The concept of aftershocks is used in the context of earthquakes to describe the jolts felt after the initial quake, but no disaster is a singular ...

What can we learn from the spatial patterns of disasters? What human and structural factors need to be addressed to explain hazard vulnerability? A...

What can we learn from the spatial patterns of disasters? What human and structural factors need to be addressed to explain hazard vulnerability? A...

Succeed in your course with NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS, 5e. The authors provide easy-to-understand coverage of the geological processes that und...

Finalist, Balsillie Prize for Public Policy and Victoria Butler Book PrizeA Globe and Mail Top 100 BookThe Big One and what we can do to get ready ...

In this book, we proposed velocity-free localization methods for acoustic and microseismic sources. This method does not require predetermination o...

This open access book provides an overview of the progress in landslide research and technology and is part of a book series of the International C...

Various natural and man-made hazards are nowadays increasingly considered as disasters, particularly by individual and communities are lacking in a...

A vivid and gripping story of an epic Maine snowstorm that tested the very limits of human endurance. A National BestsellerFor many, the past few y...

This open access book provides an overview of the progress in landslide research and technology and is part of a book series of the International C...

An island in the Caribbean. A centuries-old secret. A life adventure awaits. . . Discover the latest tale of friendship, courage and romance from t...

This book discusses resilient urban water resources management in the context of climate change and ongoing urbanization. Twelve cities worldwide r...