Natural Disasters: Acts of God or Acts of Man?

ISBN-13: 9780367369330 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 146 str.

Anders Wijkman; Lloyd Timberlake

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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