Drought and the human story : braving the bull of heaven / R.L. Heathcote.
| Author/creator | Heathcote, R. L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2013. |
| Description | xvi, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-298) and index. |
| LCCN | 2012018720 |
| ISBN | 9781409405016 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 140940501X (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QC929.24 .H43 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |