Going Forward by Looking Back

<p> Catastrophes are on the rise due to climate change as is their toll in terms of lives and livelihoods as world populations rise and people locate into hazardous places. This book catalogues a wide and diverse range of case studies of such disasters and human responses. This heritage of past disasters serves as inspiration for building culturally sensitive adaptions to present and future calamities to mitigate their impacts and facilitate recoveries.</p>