Forthcoming Natural Hazards & Risk Books

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11. Managing and Preparing Environmental Impact Statements

    By Charles H. Eccleston

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that ALL federal agencies prepare Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for any proposal that may significantly affect the quality of the human environment. They generally take more than a year to prepare, have an extensive public participation...

    To Be Published November 6th 2013 by CRC Press
12. Methods in Environmental Impact Analysis and Assessment

    By James T. Maughan

    This book provides a comprehensive description of the environmental analysis and approval process. It describes then methods and tools available to successfully accomplish the analysis and includes a step-by-step description of how to prepare an environmental analysis document that meets technical,...

    To Be Published November 12th 2013 by CRC Press
13. Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management

    A Manual for Economic Appraisal

    By Edmund Penning-Rowsell, Sally Priest, Dennis Parker, Joe Morris, Sylvia Tunstall, Christophe Viavattene, John Chatterton, Damon Owen

    A new ‘Multi-Coloured Manual' This book is a successor to and replacement for the highly respected manual and handbook on the benefits of flood and coastal risk management, produced by the Flood Hazard Research Centre at Middlesex University, UK, with support from Defra and the Environment...

    To Be Published November 27th 2013 by Routledge
14. Toward Resilient Communities

    Examining the Impacts of Local Governments in Disasters

    By Christopher L. Atkinson

    Series: Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy

    In June 2011, the city of Minot, North Dakota sustained the greatest flood in its history. Rather than buckling under the immense weight of the flood on a personal and community level, government, civic groups, and citizens began to immediately assess and address the event’s impacts. Why did the...

    To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge
15. Debris Flow, 2nd edition

    Mechanics, Prediction and Countermeasures, 2nd Edition

    By Tamotsu Takahashi

    To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Taylor & Francis
16. Arsenic in Groundwater

    Poisoning and Risk Assessment

    By M. Manzurul Hassan, Peter J. Atkins

    Arsenic-contaminated groundwater has created one of the world's largest environmental health crises. This book addresses the arsenic issue within a scientific and social science framework, with the context set by environmental and legal considerations. The text explores the methodological issues of...

    To Be Published January 14th 2014 by CRC Press
17. Environmental Case Closure Handbook

    Edited by James A. Jacobs

    To Be Published January 14th 2014 by CRC Press
18. Ecological Causal Assessment

    Edited by Susan B. Norton, Glenn W. Suter II, Susan M. Cormier

    Series: Environmental Assessment and Management

    To Be Published January 14th 2014 by CRC Press
19. Environmental Governance in the Mississippi River Basin

    By Ryan J. Aylesworth

    Managing natural resources in the Mississippi River Basin has evolved into a complex web of governmental and non-governmental organizations that lack mechanisms to effectively address transboundary and multi-jurisdictional issues. This book brings together in an accessible manner an in-depth...

    To Be Published January 14th 2014 by CRC Press
20. Environmental Methods for Transport Noise Reduction

    Edited by Mats Nilsson, Jörgen Bengtsson, Ronny Klaeboe

    Derived from the outputs of HOSANNA, a major EU research project, this handbook presents evidence-based guidance on novel noise abatement methods, outlines noise prediction methods which can be integrated with noise mapping software, details assessment methods for perceived noise and highlights the...

    To Be Published February 28th 2014 by CRC Press