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Book Synopsis After a California Earthquake by : Risa Palm
Download or read book After a California Earthquake written by Risa Palm and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1992-04-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortly before the Loma Prieta earthquake devastated areas of Northern California in 1989, Risa Palm and her associates had surveyed 2,500 homeowners in the area about their perception of risk from earthquakes. After the quake they surveyed the homeowners again and found that their perception of risk had increased but that most respondents were fatalistic and continued to ignore self-protective measures; those who personally experienced damage were more likely to buy insurance. A rare opportunity to analyze behavior change directly before and after a natural disaster, this survey has implications for policy makers, insurance officials, and those concerned with risk management.
Book Synopsis Three Weeks in October by : Ron Fimrite
Download or read book Three Weeks in October written by Ron Fimrite and published by Woodford Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989-- Landslides by :
Download or read book The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989-- Landslides written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quake! written by Joe Cottonwood and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 1996 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With their parents away at the 1989 World Series, fourteen-year-old Franny, her younger brother, and their cousin try to cope with the frightening events following an earthquake that destroys their home on Loma Prieta mountain.
Book Synopsis Loma Prieta by : Francisco X. Alarcón
Download or read book Loma Prieta written by Francisco X. Alarcón and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of these poems first appeared as Quake Poems ... in an effort by the author and Christopher Funkhouser to raise Earthquake Relief funds.
Download or read book Magnitude 8 written by Philip L. Fradkin and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnitude 8 is the archetypal natural disaster defined. To understand the cataclysmic earthquake that will tear California apart one day, Philip L. Fradkin has written a dramatic history of earthquakes and an eloquent guide to the San Andreas Fault, the world's best-known tectonic landscape. The author includes vivid stories of earthquakes elsewhere: in New England, the central Mississippi River Valley, New York City, Europe, and the Far East. Always, he combines human and natural drama to place the reader at the epicenter of the most instantaneous and unpredictable of all the Earth's phenomena. Following the San Andreas Fault from Cape Mecino to Mexico--canoeing the fault line in northern California and walking underground through the Hollywood fault--noted environmental historian Philip L. Fradkin reclaims the human dimensions of earthquakes from the science-dominated accounts.
Book Synopsis The California Earthquake of April 18, 1906 by : California. State Earthquake Investigation Commission
Download or read book The California Earthquake of April 18, 1906 written by California. State Earthquake Investigation Commission and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Living on an Active Earth by : National Research Council
Download or read book Living on an Active Earth written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-09-22 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The destructive force of earthquakes has stimulated human inquiry since ancient times, yet the scientific study of earthquakes is a surprisingly recent endeavor. Instrumental recordings of earthquakes were not made until the second half of the 19th century, and the primary mechanism for generating seismic waves was not identified until the beginning of the 20th century. From this recent start, a range of laboratory, field, and theoretical investigations have developed into a vigorous new discipline: the science of earthquakes. As a basic science, it provides a comprehensive understanding of earthquake behavior and related phenomena in the Earth and other terrestrial planets. As an applied science, it provides a knowledge base of great practical value for a global society whose infrastructure is built on the Earth's active crust. This book describes the growth and origins of earthquake science and identifies research and data collection efforts that will strengthen the scientific and social contributions of this exciting new discipline.
Book Synopsis National Earthquake Resilience by : National Research Council
Download or read book National Earthquake Resilience written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States will certainly be subject to damaging earthquakes in the future. Some of these earthquakes will occur in highly populated and vulnerable areas. Coping with moderate earthquakes is not a reliable indicator of preparedness for a major earthquake in a populated area. The recent, disastrous, magnitude-9 earthquake that struck northern Japan demonstrates the threat that earthquakes pose. Moreover, the cascading nature of impacts-the earthquake causing a tsunami, cutting electrical power supplies, and stopping the pumps needed to cool nuclear reactors-demonstrates the potential complexity of an earthquake disaster. Such compound disasters can strike any earthquake-prone populated area. National Earthquake Resilience presents a roadmap for increasing our national resilience to earthquakes. The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is the multi-agency program mandated by Congress to undertake activities to reduce the effects of future earthquakes in the United States. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-the lead NEHRP agency-commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to develop a roadmap for earthquake hazard and risk reduction in the United States that would be based on the goals and objectives for achieving national earthquake resilience described in the 2008 NEHRP Strategic Plan. National Earthquake Resilience does this by assessing the activities and costs that would be required for the nation to achieve earthquake resilience in 20 years. National Earthquake Resilience interprets resilience broadly to incorporate engineering/science (physical), social/economic (behavioral), and institutional (governing) dimensions. Resilience encompasses both pre-disaster preparedness activities and post-disaster response. In combination, these will enhance the robustness of communities in all earthquake-vulnerable regions of our nation so that they can function adequately following damaging earthquakes. While National Earthquake Resilience is written primarily for the NEHRP, it also speaks to a broader audience of policy makers, earth scientists, and emergency managers.
Book Synopsis The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 by : Mark Yashinsky
Download or read book The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 written by Mark Yashinsky and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Competing Against Time by : George W. Housner
Download or read book Competing Against Time written by George W. Housner and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: the earthquake's impact on transportation systems; findings (seismology and ground motion; transportation structures; Caltrans seismic design practices; retrofit program; other types of structures); recommendations to improve California's earthquake safety; seismology and ground motion; seismic design codes in California; the California bridge seismic retrofit program; San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge span failure; the Cypress Viaduct collapse; San Francisco freeway viaducts; repair and upgrade of the San Francisco freeway viaducts. Extensive annotated bibliography.
Book Synopsis The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 by : Malcolm J. S. Johnston
Download or read book The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 written by Malcolm J. S. Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Jake and the Quake by : Cary I. Sneider
Download or read book Jake and the Quake written by Cary I. Sneider and published by Tumblehome, Incorporated. This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jake finds an unusual rock in the cliffs under the Golden Gate bridge, he embarks on an adventure of discovery that will bring him new friends, new knowledge, and even the confidence to face a devastating earthquake.
Book Synopsis The Ghost Daughter by : Maureen O'Leary
Download or read book The Ghost Daughter written by Maureen O'Leary and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angel barely survives the Loma Prieta earthquake of October, 1989, only to be told that she was stolen from her real mother when she was a small child. While Angel s adopted mother Judith languishes in prison, Angel struggles to come to terms with her new reality, her birth mother flees her dark past, and a police detective tries to distinguish the truth from the lies."
Book Synopsis Surviving an Earthquake by : Heather Adamson
Download or read book Surviving an Earthquake written by Heather Adamson and published by Amicus Readers. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A level 2 Amicus Reader that discusses the dangers of earthquakes, how to prepare for them, and how to stay safe during and after an earthquake.
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :328 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Loma Prieta Earthquake by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology
Download or read book The Loma Prieta Earthquake written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 by :
Download or read book The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
