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Author : Rodney Castleden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780708805138
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Natural Disasters That Changed the World Hb Special written by Rodney Castleden and published by . This book was released on 2007-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rodney Castleden
Publisher : Chartwell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Natural Disasters That Changed the World written by Rodney Castleden and published by Chartwell. This book was released on 2007 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 100 natural disasters are described in this book, including some first-hand accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors: their causes, their impact on people and landscape, their significance for our developing understanding of the world around us.
Author : Andrea JANKU
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136476253
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)
Download or read book Historical Disasters in Context written by Andrea JANKU and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing concerns about climate change and the increasing occurrence of ever more devastating natural disasters in some parts of the world and their consequences for human life, not only in the immediately affected regions, but for all of us, have increased our desire to learn more about disaster experiences in the past. How did disaster experiences impact on the development of modern sciences in the early modern era? Why did religion continue to play such an important role in the encounter with disasters, despite the strong trend towards secularization in the modern world? What was the political role of disasters? Historical Disasters in Context illustrates how past societies coped with a threatening environment, how societies changed in response to disaster experiences, and how disaster experiences were processed and communicated, both locally and globally. Particular emphasis is put on the realms of science, religion, and politics. International case studies demonstrate that while there are huge differences across cultures in the way people and societies responded to disasters, there are also many commonalities and interactions between different cultures that have the potential to alter the ways people prepare for and react to disasters in future. To explain these relationships and highlight their significance is the purpose of this volume.
Author : Henrik Svensen
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1861896832
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (618 download)
Download or read book The End is Nigh written by Henrik Svensen and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2009-05-15 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lisbon Earthquake of 1755. The South Asian Tsunami of 2004. The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Hurricane Katrina in 2005. All of these are natural disasters that not only caused massive devastation but actually changed the course of history, and have influenced our reactions to and perspectives on disasters ever since. Spanning two millennia, The End is Nigh provides a detailed history of natural disasters around the world and how they have shaped our cultural beliefs and our practical planning. Henrik Svensen draws from many eyewitness accounts to reveal the personal stories of the victims of natural disasters. Through them, we are reminded that while the disasters are natural phenomena, victims often react in similar ways seeking to explain the disaster within the context of an omen or a divine warning. A geologist, Svensen also explores the science behind the occurrence of specific disasters, and he examines whether climate change is creating an environment where natural disasters are more frequent and more deadly. The End is Nigh is as instructive as it is insightful and will appeal to fans of history and science, as well as policy makers and all those seeking to better prepare for future calamities. “The End is Nigh is a great example of storytelling across scientific disciplines, and in gripping prose it spans geology, geography and history, anthropology, sociology, and the history of religion.”—Apollon
Author : Christof Mauch
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739134612
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Natural Disasters, Cultural Responses written by Christof Mauch and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2009-03-16 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catastrophes, it seems, are becoming more frequent in the twenty-first century. According to UN statistics, every year approximately two hundred million people are directly affected by natural disasters_seven times the number of people who are affected by war. Discussions about global warming and fatal disasters such as Katrina and the Tsunami of 2004 have heightened our awareness of natural disasters and of their impact on both local and global communities. Hollywood has also produced numerous disaster movies in recent years, some of which have become blockbusters. This volume demonstrates that natural catastrophes_earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, etc._have exercised a vast impact on humans throughout history and in almost every part of the world. It argues that human attitudes toward catastrophes have changed over time. Surprisingly, this has not necessarily led to a reduction of exposure or risk. The organization of the book resembles a journey around the globe_from Europe to North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, and from the Pacific through South America and Mexico to the United States. While natural disasters appear everywhere on the globe, different cultures, societies, and nations have adopted specific styles for coping with disaster. Indeed, how humans deal with catastrophes depends largely on social and cultural patterns, values, religious belief systems, political institutions, and economic structures. The roles that catastrophes play in society and the meanings they are given vary from one region to the next; they differ_and this is one of the principal arguments of this book_from one cultural, political, and geographic space to the next. The essays collected here help us to understand not only how people in different times throughout history have learned to cope with disaster but also how humans in different parts of the world have developed specific cultural, social, and technological strategies for doing so.
Author : Whitaker Richard
Publisher : New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781741105636
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Disasters Events Moments Tha written by Whitaker Richard and published by New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Limited. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Momentous events throughout history that have affected the world.
Author : Tamara Hollingsworth
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
ISBN 13 : 1433383624
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (333 download)
Download or read book Unforgettable Natural Disasters written by Tamara Hollingsworth and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2013-03-03 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world. Through informational text featuring Time For Kids© content, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague and swine flu. This book also includes text features such as a table of contents, glossary, and index, as well as resources such as a bibliography and a list of websites for learning more.
Author : Vineeta Singh
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
ISBN 13 : 817993182X
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (799 download)
Download or read book Nature's Fury written by Vineeta Singh and published by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature is unpredictable…by nature! This book chronicles the world’s worst natural catastrophes and reveals the causes behind the disasters. It will also introduce children to interesting facts about the disasters as they occurred as well as their consequences.
Author : Benjamin Reilly
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476688095
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Disaster and Human History written by Benjamin Reilly and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-04-29 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human history is periodically punctuated by natural disasters, from Vesuvius' eruption to the modern-day Covid-19 pandemic. Volcanoes have buried entire cities, earthquakes have reduced structures to smoldering ruins. Floods and cyclones have wreaked havoc on river valleys and coastlines, and desertification and climate change have weakened society's underpinnings. Death tolls are often escalated by starvation and illness, which frequently occur in tandem. This second edition assesses natural disasters on human society and the effect of strategies developed to reduce their impact. This book addresses the interconnectivity of disaster and human responsibility through 23 updated case studies, including a new chapter on the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami and the ensuing Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Author : Parragon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781445410968
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Great Disasters written by Parragon and published by . This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kelly Knauer
Publisher : Time
ISBN 13 : 9781603202473
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (24 download)
Download or read book TIME Disasters That Shook the World written by Kelly Knauer and published by Time. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature's disasters may be horrifying, but the calamities caused by man, which could have been prevented, are even more tragic. Now TIME tells the full story of history's most memorable man-made disasters, from the sinking of the Titanic to the explosions of the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. Here are deadly train wrecks and airplane collisions, the great fires that destroyed London and Chicago, the Johnstown Flood, the crash of the Hindenburg, the nuclear accidents at Chernobyl and Fukushima-and many more historic calamities.
Author : John Grattan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134604912
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)
Download or read book Natural Disasters and Cultural Change written by John Grattan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-27 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes including the eruptions of Thera and Vesuvius. These studies demonstrate that diverse human cultures had well-developed strategies which facilitated their response to extreme natural events.
Author : Bryn Barnard
Publisher : Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0449814939
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (498 download)
Download or read book Dangerous Planet written by Bryn Barnard and published by Crown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did a meteorite wipe out the dinosaurs and allow for human evolution? Did an earthquake usher in the rise of Greek civilization? Did a snowstorm help create the New York subway? The answer to all these questions is a resounding yes! Over and over again, natural disasters have influenced the course of human history in ways great and small. From the Great Fire of London to the Great Kanto Quake, Bryn Barnard describes ten key moments when natural disasters have played a significant role in shaping our history. Highlighted with vivid and meticulously researched illustrations, Dangerous Planet demonstrates the mighty force of planet Earth–and the role humanity must play in its survival
Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 154195761X
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (419 download)
Download or read book Natural Disasters That Shook the World | World Disasters Book Grade 6 | Children's Science & Nature Books written by Baby Professor and published by Speedy Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural disasters are those caused by nature. Examples of which are earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. They cannot be avoided but extent of damages can be curbed depending on the level of human preparedness. In this book, you will read about some of the worst natural disasters recorded in history. Let’s get started!
Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107025060
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-28 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.
Author : Anthony N. Penna
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118327543
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Natural Disasters in a Global Environment written by Anthony N. Penna and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship. Examines a range of disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, landslides, hurricanes, famines, and more Highlights the role of science in studying natural disasters and describes the mechanisms responsible for them Features a range of case studies which can be used in conjunction with one another or as standalone examples Covers scientific material in a lucid and accessible style suited to undergraduate students or those outside of scientific disciplines Traces the transition of our understanding of disasters, from religious and superstitious explanations to contemporary scientific accounts
Author : Stan Cox
Publisher : New Press, The
ISBN 13 : 1620970120
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)
Download or read book How the World Breaks written by Stan Cox and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've always lived on a dangerous planet, but its disasters aren't what they used to be. How the World Breaks gives us a breathtaking new view of crisis and recovery on the unstable landscapes of the Earth's hazard zones. Father and son authors Stan and Paul Cox take us to the explosive fire fronts of overheated Australia, the future lost city of Miami, the fights over whether and how to fortify New York City in the wake of Sandy, the Indonesian mud volcano triggered by natural gas drilling, and other communities that are reimagining their lives after quakes, superstorms, tornadoes, and landslides. In the very decade when we should be rushing to heal the atmosphere and address the enormous inequalities of risk, a strange idea has taken hold of global disaster policy: resilience. Its proponents say that threatened communities must simply learn the art of resilience, adapt to risk, and thereby survive. This doctrine obscures the human hand in creating disasters and requires the planet's most beleaguered people to absorb the rush of floodwaters and the crush of landslides, freeing the world economy to go on undisturbed. The Coxes' great contribution is to pull the disaster debate out of the realm of theory and into the muck and ash of the world's broken places. There we learn that change is more than mere adaptation and life is more than mere survival. Ultimately, How the World Breaks reveals why--unless we address the social, ecological, and economic roots of disaster--millions more people every year will find themselves spiraling into misery. It is essential reading for our time.
