Natural Disasters and Development in a Globalizing World

Natural Disasters and Development in a Globalizing World
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 0415279577
ISBN-13 : 9780415279574
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Book Synopsis Natural Disasters and Development in a Globalizing World by : Mark Pelling

Download or read book Natural Disasters and Development in a Globalizing World written by Mark Pelling and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authorative and comprehensive, this book makes clear that there are links between global scale processes and local experiences of disaster, but underlies the difficulty of attributing blame for individual disasters on specific global pressures.


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