Editorial: Hurricane Katrina rekindles thoughts about fallacies of a so-called “natural” disaster

Editorial: Hurricane Katrina rekindles thoughts about fallacies of a so-called “natural” disaster

When it comes to disasters, people have to be careful about making sweeping generalizations, because they will not necessarily be evaluated for their validity. Myths of all kinds, like unfounded rumors, are very misleading and can have dangerous long-lasting consequences for societies, as well as fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michael H. Glantz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2005-10-01
Series:Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
Subjects:
disasters
hurricanes
emergency preparedness
flooding
geopolitics
poverty
hazard assessment
technology attitudes
education
warning systems
global warming
developing countries
developed countries
disaster relief
government regulations
human-environment relationship
Hurricane Katrina
Online Access:http://ejournal.nbii.org/archives/vol1iss2/editorial.glantz.html

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