Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference

by Stefan Dercon and Daniel J Clarke

Book Overview

Economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of US$250-$300 billion a year. In the last 20 years, more than 530,000 people died as a direct result of extreme weather events; millions more were seriously injured. Most of the deaths and serious injuries were in developing countries. Meanwhile, highly infectious diseases will continue to emerge or re-emerge, and natural hazards will not disappear. But these extreme events do not need to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1013286367
• ISBN13: 9781013286360
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"