Unraveling Environmental Disasters (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780443186516)

Unraveling Environmental Disasters, Second Edition provides scientific explanations of the most threatening current and future environmental disasters, including an analysis of ways disasters could have been prevented and how to minimize risk of similar disasters in the future. In this new edition the authors provide foundational knowledge on why certain environmental disasters occur and ways of reducing the risk of recurrences. Anyone involved in teaching or working in the main sciences of physics, chemistry, and biology, or in the applied sciences, including engineering, design, planning, and homeland security, should read the book to become acquainted with these very important issues.

Author: Daniel A. Vallero,Trevor Letcher
ISBN-10: 0443186510
ISBN-13: 9780443186516
Publisher: Elsevier
Language: English
Published: 10/23/2023
Pages: 720
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.69lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 1.44d