Toxic Turmoil: Psychological and Societal Consequences of Ecological Disasters (Springer Series on Stress and Coping)

by Evelyn J. Bromet (Editor), Johan Havenaar (Editor), Julie Cwikel (Editor)

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  Illustrated
  2002

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  Disasters have the same causal fac- tors as accidents: they differ from accidents by the gravity of consequences, not by causes. The fact that minor and unpredictable acts can lead to disasters is im- portant because it allows us to predict that the years to come will bring with them more disasters with ever more severe consequences.