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 : Conflict With the Earth: Disaster and Human Affairs

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.34
EAN: 9781888106794
Edition: Largeprint
Format: Large Print
ISBN: 1888106794
Label: Agreka Books
Manufacturer: Agreka Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 174
Publication Date: 1998-12
Publisher: Agreka Books
Studio: Agreka Books




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In a time of increasing natural and technological disasters, Dr. Kovach, former president of the American Geophysical Union, explores why, and whether acts of God or human, and the human response to these disasters. Why another book about natural disasters? Many excellent books are available. They are descriptive, collegial and useful. But yet, I was struck by the lack of any human element an element which goes beyond the cataloging of disasters, the presentation of equations without derivations and the lack of a historical and any personal perspective. In writing this book I was also struck by an arrogance that seems to permeate our knowledge of natural disasters. Explanations are self-serving. Rationalizations are rampant but completely avoid any understanding of the disasters of the past. Perhaps Dadaism is still alive today. We live in a decade of what seems to be an increasing number of natural disasters yet the number of technological (industrial) disasters ! has vacillated between being overwhelming or a simple column item in the newspaper. I am not at all convinced by social scientists who argue that technological disasters are not as hazardous as natural disasters. [We must not overlook the facet of the release of toxic substances with an unknown time fuse.] It is true that there are geographic differences, but can we truly separate their inputs from the bigger picture of an exploding population with increasing environmental problems [from abuse] and social differences?

Buzzwords are easy to write natural disasters, technological hazards, risk assessment. It seems that a look at the past and not so recent past can give some insight into our human response to disasters. However, the global pursuit of development in hazardous areas is of troubling concern and argues that we have really not learned from the past. This book is meant to be a reader for the focusing of thoughts and reflections in a course pertaining to natural haza! rds and their consequences. Its intent is to go beyond descriptive jargon and give a subjective historical overview which addresses certain sociocultural questions. Of course, anyone is free to disagree with the choice of the topics and the implied conclusions. I am culpable for any shortcomings. My university affiliation is only for identification and my opinions may or may not be in agreement with any official position other than my own. My adopted father Karl Zamboni was a fountain of information.








 

 

 

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