Storms / edited by Roger Pielke Jr. and Roger Pielke Sr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pielke, Roger A.

Pielke, Roger A., Jr., 1968-

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Routledge hazards and disasters series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Storms.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Summary:

This book shows how societies around the world have sought to reduce their vulnerability to storms, through different levels of planning and legislation. It also examines how these societal responses to storm impacts can serve to exacerbate vulnerability. "Storms" brings together leading international contributors to explore these issues, through a collection of papers arranged into sections devoted to Storm Science and * Vulnerability * Tropical Cyclones * Extratropical Cyclones, * Mesocale Convective Systems and Other Storms. Detailed accounts of storms and their implications include incidents in USA, Canada, Cuba, Australia, India, Russia, Vietnam, Brazil and Mexico. This is a definitive collection of both newly-written and previously-published material which provides a broad-reaching and thought-provoking account of storms and their environmental and societal impact.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

041517239X

0415212863

0415212871

OCLC:

40397926