Confronting Catastrophe: New Perspectives on Natural Disasters - Softcover

Alexander, David E.

 
9781903544013: Confronting Catastrophe: New Perspectives on Natural Disasters
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1903544017 ISBN 13: 9781903544013
Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 2000

Synopsis

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. Beginning by examining the theoretical underpinnings of academic and applied work the author then considers cultural, economic and historical changes in relation to the impact of disasters on human societies. Special attention is given to the effects of new technologies on vulnerability to natural catastrophe and to the difference 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.

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About the Author

David Alexander is Professor of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

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Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1903544017
ISBN 13 
9781903544013
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
288

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