Here’s a resource that’s new to our collection and which might be of use to some of you:
Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies, by Angus M. Gunn. Greenwood, 2008.
Gunn, an emeritus professor in geography and geology at the University of British Columbia, has compiled this comprehensive, illustrated account of the 180 most ‘important and devastating’ natural and human-induced disasters of the past 2000 years. Each entry covers the chronology of the event, the science around the event and the human and socio-political aftereffects of the event. A short bibliography following the entries further aids the researcher.
The Choice Review highly recommended this work, saying: “Readers will find the information presented fascinating, informative, and useful.”
If you are a University of Richmond student or faculty member and you need any help accessing the netLibrary copy from the link above, please email or call me.