
Disasters and Development
An Earth Institute Sustainability Primer
Columbia University Press
ISBN 978-0-231-20637-2
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Buch. Softcover
2025
In englischer Sprache
Umfang: 256 S.
Format (B x L): 14 x 21,6 cm
Verlag: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 978-0-231-20637-2
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Das Werk ist Teil der Reihe: Columbia University Earth Institute Sustainability Primers
Produktbeschreibung
This primer provides readers with a fundamental understanding of disasters and their consequences. John C. Mutter and Sonali Deraniyagala—a natural scientist and an economist—share their expertise in straightforward language, showing why an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to understand the causes and effects of these multifaceted events. This book first explains the natural science of why and how disasters occur and then investigates their significance for economic development across communities and countries, focusing on growth, inequality, and reconstruction. It features a wide range of global case studies, including earthquakes in Turkey and Haiti, hurricanes in the United States, drought in Ethiopia, and cyclones in Myanmar and Bangladesh. Disasters and Human Development will be useful for undergraduate and graduate courses, and it is relevant and accessible to practitioners and other interested readers.
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