Lightning: Science, Engineering, and Economic Implications for Developing Countries
- ISBN-10
- 9811634408
- ISBN-13
- 9789811634406
- Series
- Lightning
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 330
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-08-13
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Author
- Chandima Gomes
Description
This book highlights the essential theoretical and practical aspects of lightning, lightning protection, safety and education. Additionally, several auxiliary topics that are required to understand the core themes are also included. The main objective of the contents is to enlighten the scientists, researchers, engineers and social activists (including policy makers) in developing countries regarding the key information related to lightning and thunderstorms. A majority of developing countries are in tropics where the lightning characteristics are somewhat different from those in temperate regions. The housing structures and power/communication networks, and human behavioural patterns(that depends on socio-economic parameters) in these countries are also different from those in the developed world. As the existing books on similar themes address only those scenarios in developed countries, this book serves a vast spectrum of readership in developing world who seek knowledge in the principles of lightning and a practical guidance on lightning protection and safety education.
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- 2012-11-29
- 326 pages
- Paperback
- Hachette UK
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