Earthquake Hazard, Risk, and Disasters

ISBN: 9780123948489

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Earthquake Hazard, Risk, and Disasters presents the latest scientific developments and reviews of research addressing seismic hazard and seismic risk, including causality rates, impacts on society, preparedness, insurance and mitigation. The current controversies in seismic hazard assessment and earthquake prediction are addressed from different points of view. Basic tools for understanding the seismic risk and to reduce it, like paleoseismology, remote sensing, and engineering are discussed.

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Contains contributions from expert seismologists, geologists, engineers and geophysicists selected by a world-renowned editorial board
Presents the latest research on seismic hazard and risk assessment, economic impacts, fatality rates, and earthquake preparedness and mitigation
Includes numerous illustrations, maps, diagrams and tables addressing earthquake risk reduction
Features new insights and reviews of earthquake prediction, forecasting and early warning, as well as basic tools to deal with earthquake risk

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Publisher	Elsevier
Binding	Hardcover
Year	2014
Edition	Illustrated edition
Pages	606
Author	Wyss
Subject	Geology & Earth Science
About the Author	Jack Shroder is an Editor-in-Chief at Elsevier, and has extensive experience with publishing peer-reviewed journal articles and books on numerous topics related to geomorphology and Afghanistan, among many other specialties. He is the author of over 200 scientific papers and books on geoscientific topics characteristic of high mountain environments, especially landslides, glaciers, and floods.

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