The Roots Of Catastrophe
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The Roots Of Catastrophe
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Author : Rolando Victor García
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
The Roots Of Catastrophe written by Rolando Victor García and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Droughts categories.
The Roots Of Catastrophe
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Author : Rolando V. Garcia
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2013-10-22
The Roots Of Catastrophe written by Rolando V. Garcia and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with Social Science categories.
Drought and Man: The 1972 Case History, Volume 3: The Roots of Catastrophe is a two-part book that focuses on the structure roots of catastrophe, as well as case studies in this field. The book begins with an explanation of drought, agricultural production, self-provisioning, food insecurity, and social disjunctions. The case studies presented focus on disjunction between sectors and within agriculture in Latin America; regional and subregional disjunctions in Northeastern Brazil; political will and disjunction in Tanzania; and colonial disjunction in the Sahelian countries.
Drought And Man
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Author : Rolando Victor García
language : en
Publisher: Pergamon
Release Date : 1981
Drought And Man written by Rolando Victor García and has been published by Pergamon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Political Science categories.
An Introduction To Catastrophe Theory
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Author : Peter Timothy Saunders
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1980-06-30
An Introduction To Catastrophe Theory written by Peter Timothy Saunders and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-06-30 with Mathematics categories.
An introduction to catastrophe theory, a mathematical theory which deals with those changes which occur abruptly rather than smoothly. Includes many applications to illustrate the different ways in which catastrophe can be used in life, physical and social sciences.
How The World Breaks
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Author : Stan Cox
language : en
Publisher: New Press, The
Release Date : 2016-07-12
How The World Breaks written by Stan Cox and has been published by New Press, The this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-12 with Science categories.
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.
Making Wonderful
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Author : Martin Tweedale
language : en
Publisher: University of Alberta
Release Date : 2023-03-13
Making Wonderful written by Martin Tweedale and has been published by University of Alberta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-13 with History categories.
In Making Wonderful, Martin M. Tweedale tells how an ideology in the West energized an economic expansion that has led to ecological disaster. He takes us back to the rise of cities and autocratic rulers, analyzing how respect for custom and tradition gave way to the dominance of top-down rational planning and organization. Then in response came a highly attractive myth of an eventual future rid of all of humankind's ills, one in which life would be "made wonderful." Originating in Zoroastrianism and, through Jewish apocalyptic works, flowing into early Christianity, this myth produced utopian beliefs that set the West apart from the other civilizations. Tweedale shows how these beliefs became popular among Western elites in the early modern period and eventually resulted in the distinctly Western doctrine of progress. This doctrine, an almost religious faith in the capacity of science and technology to improve human life, released economic expansion from traditional constraints and has led to our current environmental emergency. Exploring sources from philosophy, religion, and the history of ideas, Making Wonderful is for all readers who are intellectually curious about the roots of our eco-catastrophe.
The Rich Have Already Eaten
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Author : Solon Barraclough
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Rich Have Already Eaten written by Solon Barraclough and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Business & Economics categories.
Making Wonderful
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Author : Martin M. Tweedale
language : en
Publisher: University of Alberta
Release Date : 2023-03-15
Making Wonderful written by Martin M. Tweedale and has been published by University of Alberta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-15 with Philosophy categories.
In Making Wonderful, Martin M. Tweedale tells how an ideology in the West energized an economic expansion that has led to ecological disaster. He takes us back to the rise of cities and autocratic rulers, analyzing how respect for custom and tradition gave way to the dominance of top-down rational planning and organization. Then in response came a highly attractive myth of an eventual future rid of all of humankind's ills, one in which life would be “made wonderful.” Originating in Zoroastrianism and, through Jewish apocalyptic works, flowing into early Christianity, this myth produced utopian beliefs that set the West apart from the other civilizations. Tweedale shows how these beliefs became popular among Western elites in the early modern period and eventually resulted in the distinctly Western doctrine of progress. This doctrine, an almost religious faith in the capacity of science and technology to improve human life, released economic expansion from traditional constraints and has led to our current environmental emergency. Exploring sources from philosophy, religion, and the history of ideas, Making Wonderful is for all readers who are intellectually curious about the roots of our eco-catastrophe.
A Geometrical Study Of The Elementary Catastrophes
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Author : A.E.R. Woodcock
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2006-11-15
A Geometrical Study Of The Elementary Catastrophes written by A.E.R. Woodcock and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-15 with Mathematics categories.
Seeds Of Disaster Roots Of Response
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Author : Philip E. Auerswald
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-09-18
Seeds Of Disaster Roots Of Response written by Philip E. Auerswald and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-18 with Political Science categories.
In the wake of 9/11 and hurricane Katrina, executives and policymakers are increasingly motivated to reduce the vulnerability of social and economic systems to disasters. Most prior work on 'critical infrastructure protection' has focused on the responsibilities and actions of government rather than on those of the private sector firms that provide most vital services. Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response is the first systematic attempt to understand how private decisions and operations affect public vulnerability. It describes effective and sustainable approaches - both business strategies and public policies - to ensure provision of critical services in the event of disaster. The authors are business leaders from multiple industries and are experts in risk analysis, economics, engineering, organization theory and public policy. The book shows the necessity of deeply rooted collaboration between private and public institutions, and the accountability and leadership required to progress from words to action.