Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes As Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes

For an introductory- level course in natural hazards Natural Hazards uses real-life examples of hazards and disasters to explore how and why they happen--and what we can do to limit their effects.

The text's up-to-date coverage of recent disasters brings a fresh perspective to the material.

The Fourth Edition provides a new active learning approach, a fully updated visual program and revised pedagogy tools that highlight hallmark concepts of the text.