Extreme Events and Natural Hazards : the Complexity Perspective.

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series. Extreme Events and Natural Hazards: The Complexity Perspective examines recent developments in complexity science that provide a new approach to understanding extreme events. This understanding is critical to th...

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Main Author: Sharma, A. Surjalal
Other Authors: Bunde, Armin, Dimri, Vijay P., Baker, Daniel N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Wiley, 2013.
Series:Geophysical monograph ; 196.
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Summary:Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series. Extreme Events and Natural Hazards: The Complexity Perspective examines recent developments in complexity science that provide a new approach to understanding extreme events. This understanding is critical to the development of strategies for the prediction of natural hazards and mitigation of their adverse consequences. The volume is a comprehensive collection of current developments in the understanding of extreme events. The following critical areas are highlighted: understanding ext.
Physical Description:1 online resource (380 pages).
ISBN:9781118672235
1118672232
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.