Our Planet's Geophysical Hazards - 2nd Edition
Author(s): Stephen Codrington
Our Planet’ s Geophysical Hazards is one of seven Planet Geography Monographs, each of which covers one option of the Standard Level and Higher Level Options for IBDP Geography Paper 1. The 4 chapters mirror the structure of the syllabus.
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Chapter 1
Plate movement
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Case study of the Indian Ocean tsunami
Mass movement
Case study of the Darvaza sinkholes
Chapter 2
Hazards
Hazard magnitude and frequency
Factors affecting geophysical hazard risks
Geographical factors affecting geophyical hazard event impacts
Chapter 3
Volcanic hazards
Case study of volcanic hazards in Yellowstone, USA
Case study of volcanic hazards in Iceland
Earthquake hazards
Case study of the Haiti earthquake
Case study of the Kumamoto earthquake
Mass movement hazards
Case study of the Dolina Geyzerov landslide
Case study of the Oso mudslide
Chapter 4
Trends and projections
Adaptation to hazards
Pre-event management strategies
Post-event management strategies
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- : Solid Star Press
- : Solid Star Press
- : 01 March 2021
- : books
Special Fields
- : Stephen Codrington
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 92
