Disaster by Design - The Aral Sea and Its Lessons for Sustainability (Hardcover)

Disaster by Design: The Aral Sea, Lessons for Sustainability addresses the impacts of the Aral Sea disaster. The virtual disappearance of what was the world's fourth largest inland body of water was neither natural nor accidental. It was the result of deliberate policy decisions. The sea's disappearance is hardly the entire disaster. Instead, we find an accumulation of cascading effects, beginning with the decision to grow cotton, reached remotely in Moscow that altered the farming practices surrounding the Aral Sea. Unsustainable choices resulted in soil salinization, water pollution and toxic blowing sands, impacting the entire bioregion and beyond. A remote island was used to test biological weapons. Uzbekistan, most notably Karakalpakstan, was the autonomous republic at the epicenter of the disaster. Sustainable prospects exist, including renewable energy, permaculture and strengthening the social fabric amidst poverty and ecological collapse. This volume of Research in Social Problems and Public Policy is essential reading for everyone concerned with averting environmental disaster and instead creating livable, sustainable communities. Disaster by Design is a clarion call and an insightful study of Central Asia today.

General

Imprint:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Research in Social Problems and Public Policy
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	2012
Editors:	Michael R. Edelstein • Astrid Cerny • Abror Gadaev
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-1-78190-375-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General
LSN:	1-78190-375-1
Barcode:	9781781903759

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