The dynamics of disaster
Kieffer, Susan W.2013
Book
Total copies: 1
Humans persist in building centres of civilization in places of past disasters as we believe that our technology will protect us next time. Yet we rarely win these battles with the earth because we don't understand natural disasters deeply enough. Kieffer describes how natural disasters result from 'changes in state' in a geologic system, much as when water turns to steam. By understanding what causes these changes of state, we can begin to understand the dynamics of natural disasters.
Main title:
The dynamics of disaster / Susan W. Kieffer.
Author:
Kieffer, Susan W., author
Work:
Imprint:
New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 2013.New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 2013.
Collation:
256 pages
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780393080957 (hbk)
Dewey class:
363.34
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1209992