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Autore |
Hough Susan Elizabeth <1961-> |
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Titolo |
After the Earth quakes [[electronic resource] ] : elastic rebound on an Urban planet / / by Susan Elizabeth Hough and Roger G. Bilham |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-756229-9 |
1-280-42843-0 |
1-4237-3489-0 |
0-19-972750-3 |
1-60256-545-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (330 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Elastic rebound theory |
Earthquakes |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2005. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Elastic rebound is one of the most basic tenets of modern earthquake science, the term that scientists use to describe the build-up and release of energy along faults. It is also the best metaphor for societal responses to major earthquakes in recent historic times. After The Earth Quakes focuses on this theme, using a number of pivotal and intriguing historic earthquakes as illustration. The book concludes with a consideration of projected future losses on an increasingly urbanized planet, including the near-certainty that a future earthquake will someday claim over a million lives. This grim prediction impels us to take steps to mitigate earthquake risk, the innately human capacity for rebound notwithstanding. |
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