Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and Disasters Paton Shroder Hardback Elsevier

Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and DisastersAuthor(s): John F. Shroder, John F. Shroder\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc\nISBN-13: 9780124104341, 978-0124104341\nSynopsis\nMore than 90% of wildfires are caused by human activity, but other causes include lighting, drought, wind and changing weather conditions, underground coal fires, and even volcanic activity. Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, one of nine volumes in the Elsevier Hazards and Disasters series, provides a close and detailed examination of wildfires and measures for more thorough and accurate monitoring, prediction, preparedness, and prevention. It takes a geo-scientific and environmental approach to the topic while also discussing the impacts of human-induced causes such as deforestation, debris burning and arsonunderscoring the multi-disciplinary nature of the topic. It presents several international case studies that discuss th.