Drought and the human story : braving the bull of heaven / by R.L. Heathcote.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heathcote, R. L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Droughts--History.

Droughts.

Droughts--Social aspects--History.

Human ecology--History.

Human ecology.

World history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study of the human conceptualization of drought in a global setting examines the historical record from early human society through to present day concerns to explore how and why attitudes to drought have changed and why the mitigation of its impacts has become more difficult. To offer a more lasting strategy for protection against drought, the author argues that physical scientists need to combine their skills in understanding global ecology and their technological expertise with the social scientists' awareness of the socio-economic, political and cultural contexts in which modern socie

Contents:

Drought in World History

Defining Drought

Documenting Drought

The Causes of Drought

The Scope of Drought Impacts

Society at Bay? Managing the Droughts

Drought as a Technological Hazard? The Mitigation Strategies of the Industrialized Countries in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Drought Reporting and Drought Relief as Moral Hazards?

Drought in World Literature, Art, Philosophy and Community

The Scientists and Drought

The Coming Droughts.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57819-0

1-317-14775-8

1-283-85947-5

1-4094-0502-8

9781315578194

OCLC:

822232304