Natural Hazards and Disasters

The father-son team of Donald Hyndman (geology, U. of Montana) and David Hyndman (geological sciences, Michigan State U.) present a college text for a one-term natural hazards course. Written to be clear and stimulating to undergraduate students, including nonscience majors, the text provides a basis for understanding important hazard- related processes and concepts. Illustrated throughout with b&w and color photographs, charts, and diagrams. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Donald Hyndman is an emeritus professor in the Department of Geology at the University of Montana, where he has taught courses in natural hazards, regional geology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, volcanology, and advanced igneous petrology. He continues to lecture on natural hazards. Donald is co-originator and coauthor of six books in the Roadside Geology series and one on the geology of the Pacific Northwest, and he has also written a textbook on Igneous Petrology. His B.S. in Geological Engineering is from the University of British Columbia, and his Ph.D. in Geology is from the University of California Berkeley. He has received the Distinguished Teaching Award and the Distinguished Scholar Award, both given by the University of Montana.

David Hyndman is a Professor in and Chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences at Michigan State University, where he teaches courses in natural hazards, environmental geology, physical geology, and advanced hydrogeology. His B.S. in Hydrology and Water Resources is from the University of Arizona and his M.S. in Applied Earth Sciences and Ph.D. in Geological and Environmental Sciences are from Stanford University. David is an Associate Editor for the journals "Water Resources Research" and "Ground Wa