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'[This] book, packed with data and maps, is directed to advanced students and researchers in hazards, but it also contains a wealth of information for the interested layman.' Natural Hazards Observer

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Samuel D. Brody is a Professor at Texas A&M University in the departments of Marine Sciences at Galveston and Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at College Station. He holds the George P. Mitchell '40 Chair in Sustainable Coasts and is the Director of the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores. Dr Brody is also a faculty fellow at the Rice University Severe Storm Prediction Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, the Texas A&M University Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, and the Texas A&M University Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy. His research and teaching focuses on coastal environmental planning, environmental dispute resolution, climate change policy and natural hazards mitigation. Wesley E. Highfield is a Research Scientist at Texas A&M University, Galveston in the department of Marine Sciences. He is also the Associate Director of the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores. Dr Highfield conducts research on the effects of wetland alteration on flooding and teaches courses in geographic information systems and biostatistics. Jung Eun Kang is a Research Fellow in the Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change of the Korea Environment Institute. Dr Kang was formerly a postdoctoral Research Associate in the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center at Texas A&M University, where she conducted research on coastal flooding and natural hazard mitigation in the Gulf of Mexico.

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