{"product_id":"9783540286103","title":"The Frontiers Collection","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Frontiers Collection\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAlbeverio, Sergio; Jentsch, Volker; Kantz, Holger\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSignificant, and usually unwelcome, surprises, such as floods, financial crisis, epileptic seizures, or material rupture, are the topics of \u003cstrong\u003eExtreme Events in Nature and Society.\u003c\/strong\u003e The book, authored by foremost experts in these fields, reveals unifying and distinguishing features of extreme events, including problems of understanding and modelling their origin, spatial and temporal extension, and potential impact. The chapters converge towards the difficult problem of anticipation: forecasting the event and proposing measures to moderate or prevent it. \u003cstrong\u003eExtreme Events in Nature and Society\u003c\/strong\u003e will interest not only specialists, but also the general reader eager to learn how the multifaceted field of extreme events can be viewed as a coherent whole.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2005-12-16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783540286103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/3-540-28611-X\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 352\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380168343692,"sku":"9783540286103","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783540286103.jpg?v=1775737178","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783540286103","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}