Natural Disasters

Auteur

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

Texte du rabat

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.

Résumé
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.

Contenu
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