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Paperback Natural Disasters: Acts of God or Acts of Man? Book

ISBN: 0367369338

ISBN13: 9780367369330

Natural Disasters: Acts of God or Acts of Man?

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Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters shows how misleading the term "natural disaster" can be. Forces of nature such as earthquakes, cyclones and extreme variations in weather can trigger disasters, but in many Third World countries it is environmental degradation, poverty and rapid population growth which turn a natural hazard into major disaster. This book questions whether the rich nations' usual response to disaster - fast, short-lived...

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