Disaster by Design: The Aral Sea and Its Lessons for Sustainability

by Michael R. Edelstein

This volume addresses the impacts of the Aral Sea disaster; disappearance of what was the world's fourth largest inland body of water. It argues this was the result of deliberate policy decisions. This volume is essential reading for everyone concerned with averting environmental disaster and in creating livable, sustainable communities.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781903751
• ISBN13: 9781781903759
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"