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Meltdown : climate change, natural disasters, and other catastrophes : fears and concerns of the future / Kathryn Gow, editor.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Gow, Kathryn.
Series:
Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series.
Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Climatic changes--Physiological effect.
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes--Psychological aspects.
Climatic changes--Social aspects.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (448 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Are all the natural disasters that have beset the world in the past decade an indicator that the world is about to end? In this book, there are a number of chapters that focus on the theoretical positions and cognition about fears and concerns for the future.
Contents:
pt. 1. Conceptualising fears and concerns about future catastrophes
pt. 2. What are some of the effects of climate change and natural disasters?
pt. 3. Can we afford to take chances with our future?.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-61324-205-0
OCLC:
923661696

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