Dull Disasters?
How planning ahead will make a difference
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Author
Publication
2016-07-16 - Oxford University Press
Language
English
Word Count
40,000 words, Guess
Page Count
160 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27724191M
- ISBN-139780198785576
- ISBN-100198785577
- OCLC Control Number936410832
- Amazon0198785577
Classifications
- LCCHV551.2
Description
In recent years, typhoons have struck the Philippines and Vanuatu; earthquakes have rocked Haiti, Pakistan, and Nepal; floods have swept through Pakistan and Mozambique; droughts have hit Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia; and more. All led to loss of life and loss of livelihoods, and recovery will take years. One of the likely effects of climate change is to increase the likelihood of the type of extreme weather events that seems to cause these disasters. But do extreme events have to turn into disasters with huge loss of life and suffering? 'Dull Disasters?' harnesses lessons from finance, political science, economics, psychology, and the natural sciences to show how countries and their partners can be far better prepared to deal with disasters.
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