| Titre : |
Confronting catastrophe : new perspectives on natural disasters |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
David E. Alexander, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Harpenden [England] : Terra |
| Année de publication : |
2000, cop. 2000 |
| Importance : |
1 vol. (vi, 282 p.) |
| Présentation : |
ill., cartes |
| Format : |
24 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-1-903544-01-3 |
| Note générale : |
PPN 074615920 .- ISBN : 1-903544-01-7 (br.) |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Tags : |
Catastrophes naturelles Risques naturels Natural disasters |
| Index. décimale : |
303.485 Catastrophes (effets sociaux) |
| Résumé : |
La quatrième de couverture indique: "At the dawn of the third millennium, Confronting catastrophe addresses natural disasters in terms of the issues arising from globalization, technological development and consumer culture. These factors have profoundly altered social and economic values, and international relations have responded to a new balance of forces and ideologies. This is the context of a relentless rise in the toll of natural disasters - earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, avalanches, tsunamis. As population and fixed capital have increased, so has vulnerability, raising the impact of the largest natural disasterstenfold within a decade. Disasters are not only tragic events for people involved but also a revealing window on the workings of society, milestones in the lives of survivors, and catalysts of hazard mitigation. Yet the models habitually used to interpret disaster are now decades old and they relate to a time when society had some markedly different points of reference. Written by one of the world's acknowledged experts, Confronting catastrophe is the first book to reconceptualize the study of disaster for the new millennium. Confronting catastrophe begins by examining the theoretical underpinnings of academic and applied work. It then considers cultural, economic and historical changes in relation to the impact of disas ter on human societies. Special attention is given to the effect of new technologies on vulnerability to natural catastrophe and to the differences in impacts between industrialized nations and developing countries. It is argued that, far from being exceptional events, disasters are a normal part of life and a substantial influence on most human cultures." |
| Note de contenu : |
Bibliogr. p. 251-275. Index p. 277-282 |
Confronting catastrophe : new perspectives on natural disasters [texte imprimé] / David E. Alexander, Auteur . - Harpenden (England) : Terra, 2000, cop. 2000 . - 1 vol. (vi, 282 p.) : ill., cartes ; 24 cm. ISBN : 978-1-903544-01-3 PPN 074615920 .- ISBN : 1-903544-01-7 (br.) Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Tags : |
Catastrophes naturelles Risques naturels Natural disasters |
| Index. décimale : |
303.485 Catastrophes (effets sociaux) |
| Résumé : |
La quatrième de couverture indique: "At the dawn of the third millennium, Confronting catastrophe addresses natural disasters in terms of the issues arising from globalization, technological development and consumer culture. These factors have profoundly altered social and economic values, and international relations have responded to a new balance of forces and ideologies. This is the context of a relentless rise in the toll of natural disasters - earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, avalanches, tsunamis. As population and fixed capital have increased, so has vulnerability, raising the impact of the largest natural disasterstenfold within a decade. Disasters are not only tragic events for people involved but also a revealing window on the workings of society, milestones in the lives of survivors, and catalysts of hazard mitigation. Yet the models habitually used to interpret disaster are now decades old and they relate to a time when society had some markedly different points of reference. Written by one of the world's acknowledged experts, Confronting catastrophe is the first book to reconceptualize the study of disaster for the new millennium. Confronting catastrophe begins by examining the theoretical underpinnings of academic and applied work. It then considers cultural, economic and historical changes in relation to the impact of disas ter on human societies. Special attention is given to the effect of new technologies on vulnerability to natural catastrophe and to the differences in impacts between industrialized nations and developing countries. It is argued that, far from being exceptional events, disasters are a normal part of life and a substantial influence on most human cultures." |
| Note de contenu : |
Bibliogr. p. 251-275. Index p. 277-282 |
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