The cure for catastrophe : how we can stop manufacturing natural disasters
Wood, Robert Muir2016
Book
Not so long ago we could only focus on rescuing and sheltering survivors - now we can anticipate many natural disasters and plan for them. In dozens of cities around the world, we're able to identify the specific buildings that will be shaken apart, blown down or reduced to rubble. Yet every year, for reasons of politics and inertia, we fail to act. Despite a revolution in our understanding of these catastrophes, since 2000 they've killed more people than ever before. Taking us on a fascinating journey through the history of catastrophe science, with forensic examinations of the most devastating cataclysms in living memory, Robert Muir-Wood provides a riveting account of our attempts to tame the most extreme forces of nature.
Main title:
The cure for catastrophe : how we can stop manufacturing natural disasters / Robert Muir-Wood.
Author:
Wood, Robert Muir, author
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2016.
Collation:
vii, 356 pages : maps (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781786070050 (hbk)
Dewey class:
363.34363.34 WOO
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2364301