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Natural Disasters: Acts of God or Acts of Man? - Couverture rigide

Wijkman, Anders; Timberlake, Lloyd

 
9780367369316: Natural Disasters: Acts of God or Acts of Man?
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0367369311 ISBN 13 : 9780367369316
Editeur : Routledge, 2024

Synopsis

Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters shows how misleading the term "natural disaster" can be. Forces of nature such as earthquakes, cyclones and extreme variations in weather can trigger disasters, but in many Third World countries it is environmental degradation, poverty and rapid population growth which turn a natural hazard into major disaster. This book questions whether the rich nations' usual response to disaster - fast, short-lived emergency assistance - is any longer adequate. Today, most major disasters are "development" gone wrong, development which puts millions of poor people on the margins of existence. Disaster relief alone is like bandaging a rapidly growing wound. The appropriate response must include an element of true development - development which reduces rather than increases vulnerability to disasters.

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À propos de l'auteur

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

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0367369311
ISBN 13 
9780367369316
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
146
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Personne responsable
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