Disasters impose enormous misery on children. This volume explores how to reconstruct sustainable communities that are safe for children and their families, covering topics from gender equality and child soldiers to lessons from Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami.
The Great 1976 Tangshan Earthquake
In 1975, China predicted the Haicheng earthquake, saving thousands. Eighteen months later, jubilation turned to despair when the unpredicted Tangshan quake killed over 250,000. This book explores this epic success and failure and offers a viable future for earthquake prediction.