Frontiers of Space Risk by Richard J. Wilman, Christopher J. ... - 9780367571436

Frontiers of Space RiskNatural Cosmic Hazards & Societal Challenges\nAuthor(s): Richard J. Wilman, Christopher J. Newman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367571436, 978-0367571436\nSynopsis\nCHOICE Recommended Title, March 2019\n\nThis book brings together diverse new perspectives on current and emerging themes in space risk, covering both the threats to Earth-based activities arising from space events (natural and man-made), and those inherent in space activity itself. Drawing on the latest research, the opening chapters explore the dangers from asteroids and comets; the impact of space weather on critical technological infrastructure on the ground and in space; and the more uncertain threats posed by rare hazards further afield in the Milky Way. \n\nContributors from a wide range of disciplines explore the nature of these risks and the appropriate engineering, financial, legal, and policy solutions to mitis