Taming Storm Surges : When Ecology. Engineering, and Faith Meet

Bob Onan

ISBN 10: 1880654334 / ISBN 13: 9781880654330

Editore: Pogo Press, 1996

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Storm surges and flood tides regularly attack the coastal barrier islands of Bangladesh, then surge inland. Tibetan mountain rivers laden with snow and glacial melt and accelerate downhill. These waters flood the villages, croplands, and animal habitat in Bangladesh. They spread death, destruction and disease. This first novel is about vulnerability to these forces of nature which create loss of dignity, minimal health care, and economic deprivation for the people. The story begins on a stage of despair. A veneer of phony opulence covers the abject poverty of the people. But one person, a medical doctor from Bangladesh, has seen enough. His skills enable him to diagnose these problems of his country. His focus is health care yet his search for solutions and remedies leads him into un-chartered international waters. There he finds assistance, colleagues, love, faith and success.

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• Titolo: Taming Storm Surges : When Ecology. Engineering, and Faith Meet
• Editore: Pogo Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1880654334
• ISBN 13: 9781880654330
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 229 L x 152 A x 21 P (millimetri) 229 millimetri di larghezza per 152 millimetri di altezza per 21 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 572 grammi

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Storm surges and flood tides regularly attack the coastal barrier islands of Bangladesh, then surge inland. Tibetan mountain rivers laden with snow and glacial melt and accelerate downhill. These waters flood the villages, croplands, and animal habitat in Bangladesh. They spread death, destruction and disease. This first novel is about vulnerability to these forces of nature which create loss of dignity, minimal health care, and economic deprivation for the people. The story begins on a stage of despair. A veneer of phony opulence covers the abject poverty of the people. But one person, a medical doctor from Bangladesh, has seen enough. His skills enable him to diagnose these problems of his country. His focus is health care yet his search for solutions and remedies leads him into un-chartered international waters. There he finds assistance, colleagues, love, faith and success.