Anders Wijkman, Lloyd Timberlake

Natural Disasters

Acts of God or Acts of Man?

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters questions whether the rich nations' usual response to disaster is any longer adequate. Today, most major disasters are "development" gone wrong, development which puts millions of poor people on the margins of existence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9780367369316
• ISBN-10: 0367369311
• Artikelnr.: 59993409

Autorenporträt

Anders Wijkman (Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden), Lloyd Timberlake

Inhaltsangabe

Summary Preface Introduction: A Question of Balance 1. Forces of Nature,
Acts of Man 2. Droughts: Too Little Water 3. Floods 4. Tropical Cyclones
and Other Winds 5. Earthquakes 6. Tsunami and Volcanoes 7. Relief 8.
Disasters and Development Appendix Further Reading