Natural and Human-Induced Hazards and Disasters in Africa
Natural and human-induced environmental hazards are becoming increasingly prominent. The frequency of recorded natural disasters rose markedly during the last century, from about 100 per in the years up to 1940 to nearly 2800 during the 1990s. Africa is the only continent whose share of reported disasters has increased over the past decade. Several factors contribute to Africa's high vulnerability to disasters. These include the high rate of population growth, food insecurity, high levels of poverty, inappropriate use of natural resources, and failures of policy and institutional frameworks. Despite the huge negative impact of natural and hum…
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Weitere Autoren: Simelane, Thokozani (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-7983-0494-8
- EAN: 9780798304948
- Produktnummer: 30232355
- Verlag: African Inst
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Masse: H24.4 cm x B17.0 cm x D1.5 cm 502 g
- Gewicht: 502
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