Comet/Asteroid Impacts and Human Society An Interdisciplinary Approach /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Bobrowsky, Peter T. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Rickman, Hans (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Θέματα: Physics.; Geology.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Environmental economics.; Archaeology.; Human geography.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Human Geography.; Environmental Economics.

In 1908 an atmospheric explosion in northern Siberia released energy equivalent to 15 Mton of TNT. Can a comparable or larger NEO affect us again? When the next NEO strikes Earth will it be large enough to destroy a city? Will the climate change significantly? Can archaeology and anthropology provid...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Anthropology, Archaeology, Geology
• The Geologic Record of Destructive Impact Events on Earth
• The Archaeology and Anthropology of Quaternary Period Cosmic Impact
• The Sky on the Ground: Celestial Objects and Events in Archaeology and Popular Culture
• Umm al Binni Structure, Southern Iraq, as a Postulated Late Holocene Meteorite Impact Crater
• Tree-Rings Indicate Global Environmental Downturns that could have been Caused by Comet Debris
• The GGE Threat: Facing and Coping with Global Geophysical Events
• Astronomy and Physical Implications
• The Asteroid Impact Hazard and Interdisciplinary Issues
• The Impact Hazard: Advanced NEO Surveys and Societal Responses
• Understanding the Near-Earth Object Population: the 2004 Perspective
• Physical Properties of NEOs and Risks of an Impact: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges
• Evaluating the Risk of Impacts and the Efficiency of Risk Reduction
• Physical Effects of Comet and Asteroid Impacts: Beyond the Crater Rim
• Frequent Ozone Depletion Resulting from Impacts of Asteroids and Comets
• Tsunami as a Destructive Aftermath of Oceanic Impacts
• The Physical and Social Effects of the Kaali Meteorite Impact — a Review
• The Climatic Effects of Asteroid and Comet Impacts: Consequences for an Increasingly Interconnected Society
• Nature of the Tunguska Impactor Based on Peat Material from the Explosion Area
• The Tunguska Event
• Tunguska (1908) and Its Relevance for Comet/Asteroid Impact Statistics
• Atmospheric Megacryometeor Events versus Small Meteorite Impacts: Scientific and Human Perspective of a Potential Natural Hazard
• Socio-Economic and Policy Implications
• Social Science and Near-Earth Objects: an Inventory of Issues
• Perception of Risk from Asteroid Impact
• Hazard Risk Assessment of a Near Earth Object
• Social Perspectives on Comet/Asteroid Impact (CAI) Hazards: Technocratic Authority and the Geography of Social Vulnerability
• May Land Impacts Induce a Catastrophic Collapse of Civil Societies?
• The Societal Implications of a Comet/Asteroid Impact on Earth: a Perspective from International Development Studies
• Disaster Planning for Cosmic Impacts: Progress and Weaknesses
• Insurance Coverage of Meteorite, Asteroid and Comet Impacts — Issues and Options
• The Economic Consequences of Disasters due to Asteroid and Comet Impacts, Small and Large
• Communicating Impact Risk to the Public
• Impact Risk Communication Management (1998–2004): Has It Improved?
• Towards Rational International Policies on the NEO Hazard
• A Road Map for Creating a NEO Research Program in Developing Countries.