Overview
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Johan M. Havenaar
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University Medical Center and Altrecht Institute for Mental Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Julie G. Cwikel
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Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Evelyn J. Bromet
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State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, USA
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xiii
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Introduction
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- Julie G. Cwikel, Johan M. Havenaar, Evelyn J. Bromet
Pages 39-65
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Case Examples of Ecological Disasters
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- Evelyn J. Bromet, Leighann Litcher-Kelly
Pages 69-84
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- Joris Yzermans, Berthold P. R. Gersons
Pages 85-99
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- Nozomu Asukai, Kazuhiko Maekawa
Pages 149-162
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- Joost B. W. Van Der Meer, Ian B. Small, Eric J. Crighton, Nathan Ford
Pages 163-182
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Dealing with Ecological Disaster
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Front Matter
Pages 183-183
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- Hilary M. P. Fielder, Stephen R. Palmer, Gary Coleman
Pages 185-197
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- Johan M. Havenaar, Julie G. Cwikel, Evelyn J. Bromet
Pages 259-271
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Back Matter
Pages 273-279
About this book
When an accident involves many people and when its consequences are many and serious, we speak of a disaster. Disasters have the same causal fac tors as accidents: they differ from accidents by the gravity of consequences, not by causes. The action of a single individual may result in thousands of deaths and huge financial losses. The metal fatigue of a screw may, by a chain of events, cause an explosion killing hundreds or lead to a break in a dam and a devastating flood. The fact that minor and unpredictable acts can lead to disasters is im portant because it allows us to predict that the years to come will bring with them more disasters with ever more severe consequences. The density ofhu man populations is growing. By the year 2025 some four fifths of the world's population will be living in urban settings. An explosion or a gas leak in a densely populated area will cause incomparably more damage than a simi lar event in a rural area. Modern technology is immensely powerful (and its power is continuing to grow) and can be used in a disastrous manner. Ag gression is just as possible now as it was in the past, but the tools of aggression are vastly more dangerous than ever before. This book, edited by Johan M. Havenaar, Julie G. Cwikel, and Evelyn J. Bromet, is therefore very timely.
Editors and Affiliations
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University Medical Center and Altrecht Institute for Mental Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Johan M. Havenaar
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Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Julie G. Cwikel
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State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, USA
Evelyn J. Bromet
