02545nam a22003857a 4500 20181210083440.0 he u||024|||| 080220s1984 xxu ||| b ||| | eng d 9780905347547 : 0905347544 : ericd eng ericd BD-DhBPA 303.485 WIN 1994 mfm Wijkman, Anders. 141405 Natural Disasters Acts of God or Acts of Man? / Anders Wijkman and Lloyd Timberlake. [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1984. 150 p. Availability: Earthscan, 1717 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036 ($5.50; 10% quantity discount). ericd ERIC Note: Photographs may not reproduce. ericd This eight-chapter publication considers the man-made and natural causes of natural disasters. Following an introduction, Chapter 1 outlines the increase in natural disasters in the past decade and discusses the ratio of disasters from one continent to another. Chapter 2 discusses man-made factors such as deforestation and overused soil in causing drought. The focus is on the effects of drought in the Third World. Chapter 3 outlines the causes of floods and considers the plight of poor people who are generally relegated to the most flood-prone land. Tropical cyclones and winds are treated in Chapter 4, as are the repercussions of these events in areas without adequate communication systems. Effects of earthquakes, tidal waves, and volcanoes are the subjects of Chapters 5 and 6. The pros and cons of relief efforts, originating predominantly in Northern hemisphere countries and directed toward Southern countries is discussed in Chapter 7. The final chapter outlines directions that disaster prevention planning might take. An appendix and list of further readings is provided. (LP) Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive. Shamim Developed Nations. ericd 141406 Developing Nations. ericd 141407 Earthquakes. ericd 141408 Emergency Programs. ericd 141409 Environmental Influences. ericd 141410 Natural Disasters. ericd 141411 Physical Environment. ericd 141412 Weather. ericd 92493 Man Made World Timberlake, Lloyd, author. 141413 Earthscan, Washington, DC. 141414 ddc BK 50326 50326 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC GEN 2018-05-28 1 303.485 WIN 1994 55090 2023-08-23 00:00:00 2023-05-02 2018-05-28 BK Shamim