Natural hazards cost the global economy over $50, 000 million per year. Two thirds of this is spent on damage repair, the remainder represents the cost of predicting, preventing and mitigating against disasters. Man-made hazards such as groundwater pollution, subsidence and soil erosion add to this figure. Geological Hazards presents a state-of-the-art survey and examines methods of assessing, evaluating and combating hazards, both natural and man-made.
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Format EPUB ● Pages 656 ● ISBN 9781135829728 ● Publisher CRC Press ● Published 1999 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 9353859 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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