Natural Disasters
Acts of God or Acts of Man?
Wijkman, Anders; Timberlake, Lloyd Publisher: Earthscan
Pages: 144pp ISBN: 0-905347-54-4
Resource Type: Book
The authors argue that natural disasters are not so natural. Surveying the rising damage caused around the world by floods, draught, cyclones, earthquakes and tidal waves, they conclude that these events are "disaster triggers," magnified by the three major contributors to disasters in the Third World: poverty, environmental degradation, and rapid population growth. This book offers new directions and planning for a more sustainable world community.
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