世界１５の大災害から学ぶ教訓 This Borrowed Earth : Lessons from the Fifteen Worst Environmental Disasters around the World (Macmillan Science)

Hernan, Robert Emmet

Palgrave Macmillan（2010/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780230619838
• DDC分類 363.349

基本説明

Contents: Foreword by Bill McKibben / Introduction / Minamata, Japan, 1950s / London Fog, England, 1952,/ Windscale, England, 1957 / Seveso, Italy, 1976 / Love Canal, New York, 1978 / Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, 1979, and more.

Full Description

For thousands of years, humanity has considered itself the earth's custodian. With our vast potential we are capable of preserving the earth for future generations or causing irreparable harm. For the first time here, environmental lawyer and activist Robert Emmet Hernan provides a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of what happened at fifteen environmental disasters in ten countries across the globe. This Borrowed Earth is a remarkable collection of stories that cover nuclear explosions, oil spills and fires, chemical spills, polluted air, toxic substances causing awful injuries to children, destruction of rainforest and entire ecosytems. The names associated with these disasters - e.g., Chernobyl, Exxon Valdez, Minamata, Love Canal, Seveso, Bhopal and others - will haunt future generations. At the same time, the stories provide a moving tribute to the courage and persistence of ordinary people who struggled to understand what was happening to them and to protect their families and their environment against these onslaughts.
Poignant, moving, and inspirational, the events narrated here show how individuals can counterbalance the negligence and criminality of narrow economic interests that threaten our planet. Their stories will provide inspiration for a new generation committed to protecting the environment, and humanity.

Contents

Foreword by Bill McKibben Introduction Minamata, Japan, 1950s London Fog, England, 1952 Windscale, England, 1957 Seveso, Italy, 1976 Love Canal, New York, 1978 Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, 1979 Times Beach, Missouri, 1982 Bhopal, India, 1984 Chernobyl, Ukraine, 1986 Rhine River, Switzerland, 1986 Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989 Oil Spills and Fires, Kuwait, 1991 Dassen and Robben Islands, South Africa, 2000 Brazilian Rainforest, 20th Century Global Climate Change, 20th Century Environmental Organizations Sources Photo Credits Acknowledgments