Bobrowsky / Rickman Comet/Asteroid Impacts and Human Society

An Interdisciplinary Approach
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-540-32711-0
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 546 Seiten

Leading specialists in various disciplines were first invited to a multidisciplinary workshop funded by ICSU on the topic to gain a better appreciation and perspective on the subject of comet/asteroid impacts as viewed by different disciplines. This volume provides a necessary link between various disciplines and comet/asteroid impacts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rickman, Hans

Bobrowsky, Peter T.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;5
2;Contents;8
3;Contributors;19
4;Anthropology, Archaeology, Geology;25
4.1;The Geologic Record of Destructive Impact Events on Earth;26
4.2;The Archaeology and Anthropology of Quaternary Period Cosmic Impact;48
4.3;The Sky on the Ground: Celestial Objects and Events in Archaeology and Popular Culture;94
4.4;Umm al Binni Structure, Southern Iraq, as a Postulated Late Holocene Meteorite Impact Crater;111
4.5;Tree-Rings Indicate Global Environmental Downturns that could have been Caused by Comet Debris;126
4.6;The GGE Threat: Facing and Coping with Global Geophysical Events;144
5;Astronomy and Physical Implications;163
5.1;The Asteroid Impact Hazard and Interdisciplinary Issues;164
5.2;The Impact Hazard: Advanced NEO Surveys and Societal Responses;182
5.3;Understanding the Near-Earth Object Population: the 2004 Perspective;193
5.4;Physical Properties of NEOs and Risks of an Impact: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges;206
5.5;Evaluating the Risk of Impacts and the Efficiency of Risk Reduction;219
5.6;Physical Effects of Comet and Asteroid Impacts: Beyond the Crater Rim;227
5.7;Frequent Ozone Depletion Resulting from Impacts of Asteroids and Comets;241
5.8;Tsunami as a Destructive Aftermath of Oceanic Impacts;262
5.9;The Physical and Social Effects of the Kaali Meteorite Impact – a Review;279
5.10;The Climatic Effects of Asteroid and Comet Impacts: Consequences for an Increasingly Interconnected Society;290
5.11;Nature of the Tunguska Impactor Based on Peat Material from the Explosion Area;303
5.12;The Tunguska Event;314
5.13;Tunguska (1908) and Its Relevance for Comet/ Asteroid Impact Statistics;342
5.14;Atmospheric Megacryometeor Events versus Small Meteorite Impacts: Scientific and Human Perspective of a Potential Natural Hazard;351
6;Socio-Economic and Policy Implications;362
6.1;Social Science and Near-Earth Objects: an Inventory of Issues;363
6.2;Perception of Risk from Asteroid Impact;376
6.3;Hazard Risk Assessment of a Near Earth Object;390
6.4;Social Perspectives on Comet/ Asteroid Impact ( CAI) Hazards: Technocratic Authority and the Geography of Social Vulnerability;406
6.5;May Land Impacts Induce a Catastrophic Collapse of Civil Societies?;425
6.6;The Societal Implications of a Comet/ Asteroid Impact on Earth: a Perspective from International Development Studies;443
6.7;Disaster Planning for Cosmic Impacts: Progress and Weaknesses;454
6.8;Insurance Coverage of Meteorite, Asteroid and Comet Impacts – Issues and Options;474
6.9;The Economic Consequences of Disasters due to Asteroid and Comet Impacts, Small and Large;484
6.10;Communicating Impact Risk to the Public;499
6.11;Impact Risk Communication Management ( 1998– 2004): Has It Improved?;509
6.12;Towards Rational International Policies on the NEO Hazard;524
6.13;A Road Map for Creating a NEO Research Program in Developing Countries;530
7;Index;536