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Natural Disasters: Acts of God or Acts of Man? (Routledge Revivals) - Softcover

Wijkman, Anders; Timberlake, Lloyd

 
9780367369330: Natural Disasters: Acts of God or Acts of Man? (Routledge Revivals)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0367369338 ISBN 13: 9780367369330
Publisher: Routledge, 2021

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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About the Author

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

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367369338
ISBN 13 
9780367369330
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
152