Environmental Disasters, Natural Recovery and Human Responses

Lawrence R Walker author Roger del Moral author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:29th Mar '07

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A fascinating and detailed study of the effect of natural disasters on humanity.

Natural disasters destroy more property and kill more people with each passing year. This book provides a comprehensive summary of the ways natural disasters disrupt humanity and how humans cope. It will appeal to ecologists, land managers as well as anyone curious about the natural world and natural disasters.Natural disasters destroy more property and kill more people with each passing year. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, fires and other natural events are becoming more frequent and their consequences more devastating. Del Moral and Walker provide a comprehensive summary of the diverse ways in which natural disasters disrupt humanity and how humans cope. Burgeoning human numbers, shrinking resources and intensification of the consequences of natural disasters have produced a crisis of unparalleled proportions. Through this detailed study, the authors provide a template for improving restoration to show how relatively simple approaches can enhance both human well-being and that of the other species on the planet. This book will appeal to ecologists, land managers as well as anyone curious about the natural world and natural disasters.

"Restoration biologists and technicians, land managers, and students of these fields would be well served by reading this excellent, concise account of the lessons learned by these two ecologists." Dan Kunkle, Wildlife Activist

ISBN: 9780521677660

Dimensions: 227mm x 152mm x 13mm

Weight: 381g

220 pages