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Disasterology - Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis (Hardcover, Original ed.)
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Disasterology - Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis (Hardcover, Original ed.)
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Loot Price R467
Discovery Miles 4 670
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Part memoir, part expert analysis, Disasterology is a passionate
and personal account of a country in crisis--one unprepared to deal
with the disasters of today and those looming in our future. With
temperatures rising and the risk of disasters growing, our world is
increasingly vulnerable. Most people see disasters as freak,
natural events that are unpredictable and unpreventable. But that
simply isn't the case - disasters are avoidable, but when they do
strike, there are strategic ways to manage the fallout. In
Disasterology, Dr. Montano, a disaster researcher, brings readers
with her on an eye-opening journey through some of our worst
disasters, helping readers make sense of what really happened from
a emergency management perspective. She explains why we aren't
doing enough to prevent or prepare for disasters, the critical role
of media, and how our approach to recovery was not designed to
serve marginalized communities. Now that climate change is
contributing to the disruption of ecosystems and worsening
disasters, Dr. Montano offers a preview of what will happen to our
communities if we don't take aggressive, immediate action. In a
section devoted to the COVID-19 pandemic, what is thus far our
generation's most deadly disaster, she casts light on the many
decisions made behind closed doors that failed to protect the
public. A deeply moving and timely narrative that draws on Dr.
Montano's first-hand experience in emergency management,
Disasterology is essential reading for anyone who wants to
understand how our country handles disasters, and how we can better
face them together.
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