Holistic Disaster Recovery: Ideas for Building Local Sustainability After a Natural Disaster

Product DescriptionIntroduction During the first two to four weeks after any disaster, workers rush to fix collapsed bridges and freeways, utility crews replace broken poles, gas lines and power lines while water crews repair water supplies and sewers. The Red Cross, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Salvation Army set up shelters and food lines, all working to repair the infrastructure and establish order from chaos. But engineers can’t fix people, nor can retrofitted b… More >>

Emotional Recovery After Natural Disasters: How to Get Back to Normal Life

Product DescriptionNatural disasters destroy more property and kill more people with each passing year. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, fires and other natural events are becoming more frequent and their consequences more devastating. Del Moral and Walker provide a comprehensive summary of the diverse ways in which natural disasters disrupt humanity and how humans cope. Burgeoning human numbers, shrinking resources and intensification of the… More >>

Environmental Disasters, Natural Recovery and Human Responses