Natural Disasters in a Global Environment

Type
Book
ISBN 13
9781118252338 
Category
Disaster Management  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2013 
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, United Kingdom 
Pages
361 
Description
Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship. Examines a range of disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, landslides, hurricanes, famines, and more Highlights the role of science in studying natural disasters and describes the mechanisms responsible for them Features a range of case studies which can be used in conjunction with one another or as standalone examples Covers scientific material in a lucid and accessible style suited to  undergraduate students or those outside of scientific disciplines Traces the transition of our understanding of disasters, from religious and superstitious explanations to contemporary scientific accounts - from Amzon 
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