Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters shows how misleading
the term "natural disaster" can be. Forces of nature such as
earthquakes, cyclones and extreme variations in weather can trigger
disasters, but in many Third World countries it is environmental
degradation, poverty and rapid population growth which turn a
natural hazard into major disaster. This book questions whether the
rich nations' usual response to disaster - fast, short-lived
emergency assistance - is any longer adequate. Today, most major
disasters are "development" gone wrong, development which puts
millions of poor people on the margins of existence. Disaster
relief alone is like bandaging a rapidly growing wound. The
appropriate response must include an element of true development -
development which reduces rather than increases vulnerability to
disasters.
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