Natural Disasters in a Global Environment by Penna, Anthony N.

Natural Disasters in a Global Environment (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781118252345)

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Natural Disasters in a Global Environment by Penna, Anthony N.

Natural Disasters in a Global Environment

$130.95
Natural Disasters in a Global Environment by Penna, Anthony N.

Natural Disasters in a Global Environment

$130.95
Format: Hardcover
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Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship.

  • Examines a range of disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, landslides, hurricanes, famines, and more
  • Highlights the role of science in studying natural disasters and describes the mechanisms responsible for them
  • Features a range of case studies which can be used in conjunction with one another or as standalone examples
  • Covers scientific material in a lucid and accessible style suited to undergraduate students or those outside of scientific disciplines
  • Traces the transition of our understanding of disasters, from religious and superstitious explanations to contemporary scientific accounts


Author: Anthony N. Penna,Jennifer S. Rivers
ISBN-10: 1118252349
ISBN-13: 9781118252345
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 04/29/2013
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d

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By Anthony N. Penna
By Anthony N. Penna
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Anthony N. Penna is Professor Emeritus at Northeastern University. He is the author of Nature's Bounty: Historical and Modern Environmental Perspectives (1999), Remaking Boston: An Environmental History of the City and Its Surroundings (co-edited with Conrad Edick Wright, 2009), and The Human Footprint: A Global Environmental History (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).

Jennifer S. Rivers is Professor and Director of the Environmental Studies program at Northeastern University. She holds a PhD from Syracuse University in Earth Science and has over thirty published articles in the field of Environmental Science.

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