Author : Robert Bolin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 15,84 MB
Release : 2006-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 1134682336
This book provides a global view of the social effects of disaster in developed and developing countries. It focuses on the 1994 Northridge Earthquake in the US and other recent disasters to examine vulnerability and post-disaster recovery strategies. The authors also explore the ways state policy can reduce vulnerability in the future.
Author : Brian Cowan
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 24,86 MB
Release : 2000-07
Category :
ISBN : 0788187406
This invitation conference, held Dec. 2 and 3, 1994, included earth scientists, engineers, social scientists, agency program managers, and practitioners and others who implement earthquake research. Chapters include: NSF-funded Northridge Earthquake researchers; summary of USGS Northridge supplementary funding; NIST Northridge research; FEMA Northridge research; organizational research programs: Calif. Div. of Mines and Geology, Calif. Seismic Safety Comm., EERI, NCEER, NHRAIC, Rand Critical Technologies Inst., and SAC Joint Venture; Info. Services: EERC-NISEE, NCEER Info. Services, and OES DFO; and individuals' research projects.
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Page : 672 pages
File Size : 13,73 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Earthquakes
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Author : George Pararas-Carayann
Publisher : Forbes Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 33,33 MB
Release : 2001-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780970972507
A book about earthquakes--how, when, and where the next big one may strike.
Author : Philip L. Fradkin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 35,8 MB
Release : 1999-10-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520221192
A "superb cautionary tale (that) should be required reading for every Californian" (Mike Davis, author of "City of Quartz"), "Magnitude 8" reaches beyond the earthshaking moment to examine the mythology, culture, social implications, politics, and science of earthquakes. Map.
Author : Abraham Hoffman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 16,12 MB
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1439660824
A detailed look at the state’s most terrifying and destructive disasters—photos included. Home to hundreds of faults, California leads the nation in frequency of earthquakes every year. And despite enduring their share of the natural disasters, residents still speculate over the inevitable “big one.” More than three thousand people lost their lives during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Long Beach’s 1933 earthquake caused nearly $50 million in damages. And the Northridge earthquake injured thousands and left a $550 million economic hit. In this book, historian Abraham Hoffman explores the personal accounts and aftermath of California’s most destructive tremors.
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Page : 708 pages
File Size : 32,66 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Earthquakes
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Author : Bruce Bolt
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 16,37 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780716775485
The ultimate introduction to seismology, written by distinguished scholar and Professor Bruce Bolt, of the University of California, Berkeley, this newly updated edition will provide the best foundation in the field for your introductory students.
Author : Francis M. Christie
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,34 MB
Release : 1997-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780788146039
Presents a compelling portrayal of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault in the San Francisco Bay Area. All aspects of such an earthquake are covered, from the social & economic setting of the San Francisco Bay Area, through the geologic, seismologic, & earthquake engineering issues raised by such a severe earthquake in a heavily urbanized region. Also covers the emergency response & recovery aspects that would challenge the capabilities of Bay Area neighborhoods, organizations, & governments. Photos, maps & tables.
Author : Geoff Craighead
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 25,12 MB
Release : 2009-06-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0080877850
High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, 3e, is a comprehensive reference for managing security and fire life safety operations within high-rise buildings. It spells out the unique characteristics of skyscrapers from a security and fire life safety perspective, details the type of security and life safety systems commonly found in them, outlines how to conduct risk assessments, and explains security policies and procedures designed to protect life and property. Craighead also provides guidelines for managing security and life safety functions, including the development of response plans for building emergencies. This latest edition clearly separates out the different types of skyscrapers, from office buildings to hotels to condominiums to mixed-use buildings, and explains how different patterns of use and types of tenancy impact building security and life safety. - Differentiates security and fire life safety issues specific to: Office towers; Hotels; Residential and apartment buildings; Mixed-use buildings - Updated fire and life safety standards and guidelines - Includes a CD-ROM with electronic versions of sample survey checklists, a sample building emergency management plan, and other security and fire life safety resources
