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Highly illustrated book, containing more than 200 illustrations of the elements and impacts of natural disasters
Portrays all types of natural disasters, seismic, volcanic, hydrological, climatological and biological
Covers many parts of the world throughout the centuries
Follow-up to the previous successful title: 'The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters'
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
About this book
The book is a sequel to ‘The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters’, published in 2010. While the first book provided a detailed look into two main kinds of natural disasters (of seismic and volcanic character), this volume presents natural disasters of all kinds: geophysical, hydrological, climatological and biological.
The book is divided into three parts: the first part introduces the leading question as to whether the elements should be regarded as constructive, for giving origin to life on Earth, or destructive given the impact of natural disasters to society throughout history; the second illustrates the positive effects of nature’s elements; and the third part depicts and contextualizes the history of natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano eruptions, landslides, avalanches, draughts, storms, fires, among others.
Authors and Affiliations
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Institute of Geophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Jan Kozák
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School of Geosciences, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK
Roger M. W. Musson
About the authors
Roger Musson is internationally known as a seismologist, author and broadcaster. He worked for over 30 years as a seismologist with the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh, specialising in the study of historical earthquakes, the history of seismology, and seismic hazard. His most recent book, “The Million Death Quake” is published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Illustrated History of the Elements
Book Subtitle: Earth, Water, Air, Fire
Authors: Jan Kozák, Roger M. W. Musson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21426-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-21424-1Published: 11 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-21426-5Published: 10 February 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 273
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 281 illustrations in colour
Topics: Fine Arts, Popular Earth Science, Natural Hazards, Physical Geography