자료유형 | E-Book |
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개인저자 | Kelman, Ilan, author. |
서명/저자사항 | Disaster by choice :how our actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes /Ilan Kelman[electronic resource] |
판사항 | First edition |
발행사항 | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020 |
형태사항 | 1 online resource (viii, 167 pages) |
소장본 주기 | Master record variable field(s) change: 050, 650 |
ISBN | 9780192578280 0192578286 9780192578297 0192578294 |
서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index |
내용주기 | Machine generated contents note: 1. An Island Shattered -- 2. Nature's Hazards -- 3. The Story of Vulnerability -- 4. Vulnerability by Choice -- 5. Making the Choice -- 6. Making the Change |
요약 | "Wildfires sweep parts of California and many lose their lives and their homes. Haiti has yet to recover from the devastation of the 2010 earthquake, while work still continues to make safe the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, damaged badly by the tsunami of 2011. We point to the powerful forces of nature, but these disasters are not natural, argues Ilan Kelman. They are, to a large degree, created by human choices. What choices? Made by whom? Who is most vulnerable? And what factors play a role in creating those vulnerabilities? These are the questions addressed in this compelling exploration of how 'natural' disasters are made - and how, through forward-looking approaches, they have been, and can be, avoided"-- |
일반주제명 | Natural disasters. Disasters. Hazard mitigation. Emergency management. Natural disasters. Disasters. |
언어 | 영어 |
기타형태 저록 | Print version:01988413459780198841340 |
대출바로가기 | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2375973 |
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