The second edition of this text is updated and contains new case studies on the volcanic eruption at Montserrat, flooding in the UK and recent hurricanes.

Written for AS and A level specifications, the text includes detail on geological, climatic and geomorphic hazards including: the causal physical processes and natural systems involved their social, economic and demographic impacts human responses, and strategies for prediction prevention and management

Climatic hazards
geological hazards
land instability as a
hazard
case studies of managing natural hazards
how hazardous is the global environment?