Natural Disasters : Acts of God or Acts of Man?

Name: Natural Disasters
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780367369316
Price: 18700 KES
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ISBN: 9780367369316

by Anders Wijkman , Lloyd Timberlake

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Format Hardback

Book Series Routledge Revivals

ISBN-10 0367369311

ISBN-13 9780367369316

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jul 8th, 2024

Print length 146 Pages

Weight 440 grams

Product Classification: Natural disasters

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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.

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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