Curbing Catastrophe
Natural Hazards and Risk Reduction in the Modern World
What does Japan's 2011 nuclear accident have in common with the 2005 flooding of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina? This thought-provoking book presents a compelling account of recent and historical disasters, both natural and human-caused, drawing out common themes and providing a holistic understanding of hazards, disasters and mitigation, for anyone interested in this important and topical subject. Based on his on-the-ground experience with several major recent disasters, Timothy H. Dixon explores the science, politics and economics behind a variety of disasters and environmental issues, arguing that many of the worst effects are avoidabl…
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- ISBN: 978-1-108-10549-1
- EAN: 9781108105491
- Produktnummer: 24094393
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 0 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 21'669 KB
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