Samuel D. Brody, Wesley E. Highfield, Jung Eun Kang

Broschiertes Buch

Rising Waters

Beschreibung

This book examines the causes, consequences and policy implications of flooding in the US, covering hazard mitigation, hydrology, geography and environmental planning.

Autor

Samuel D. Brody is a Professor at Texas A&M University in the departments of Marine Sciences at Galveston and Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at College Station. He holds the George P. Mitchell '40 Chair in Sustainable Coasts and is the Director of the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores. Dr Brody is also a faculty fellow at the Rice University Severe Storm Prediction Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, the Texas A&M University Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, and the Texas A&M University Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy. His research and teaching focuses on coastal environmental planning, environmental dispute resolution, climate change policy and natural hazards mitigation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 365g
• ISBN-13: 9781108446839
• ISBN-10: 1108446833
• Artikelnr.: 51381640

Rezensionen

'[This] book, packed with data and maps, is directed to advanced students and researchers in hazards, but it also contains a wealth of information for the interested layman.' Natural Hazards Observer