Disaster deferred [[electronic resource] ] : how new science is changing our view of earthquake hazards in the Midwest / / Seth Stein
| Disaster deferred [[electronic resource] ] : how new science is changing our view of earthquake hazards in the Midwest / / Seth Stein |
| Autore | Stein Seth |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.220978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Earthquake prediction - Technological innovations
Earthquake prediction - Middle West Earthquake hazard analysis - Middle West |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-82931-5
9786613791818 0-231-52241-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Threshold -- Chapter 2. The Day the Earth Stood Still -- Chapter 3. Think or Panic? -- Chapter 4. The Perfect Mess -- Chapter 5. Earthquake! -- Chapter 6. Breakthrough -- Chapter 7. How the Ground Shakes -- Chapter 8. How Earthquakes Work -- Chapter 9. Plate Tectonics Explains (Most) Earthquakes -- Chapter 10. Earthquakes That Shouldn't Happen -- Chapter 11. What's Going on Down There? -- Chapter 12. Guidance from Heaven -- Chapter 13. Faults Turning On and Off -- Chapter 14. More Dangerous than California? -- Chapter 15. Chemotherapy for a Cold -- Chapter 16. What to Do? -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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| New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Disaster deferred [[electronic resource] ] : how new science is changing our view of earthquake hazards in the Midwest / / Seth Stein
| Disaster deferred [[electronic resource] ] : how new science is changing our view of earthquake hazards in the Midwest / / Seth Stein |
| Autore | Stein Seth |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.220978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Earthquake prediction - Technological innovations
Earthquake prediction - Middle West Earthquake hazard analysis - Middle West |
| ISBN |
1-281-82931-5
9786613791818 0-231-52241-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Threshold -- Chapter 2. The Day the Earth Stood Still -- Chapter 3. Think or Panic? -- Chapter 4. The Perfect Mess -- Chapter 5. Earthquake! -- Chapter 6. Breakthrough -- Chapter 7. How the Ground Shakes -- Chapter 8. How Earthquakes Work -- Chapter 9. Plate Tectonics Explains (Most) Earthquakes -- Chapter 10. Earthquakes That Shouldn't Happen -- Chapter 11. What's Going on Down There? -- Chapter 12. Guidance from Heaven -- Chapter 13. Faults Turning On and Off -- Chapter 14. More Dangerous than California? -- Chapter 15. Chemotherapy for a Cold -- Chapter 16. What to Do? -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791427303321 |
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| New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Disaster deferred : how new science is changing our view of earthquake hazards in the Midwest / / Seth Stein
| Disaster deferred : how new science is changing our view of earthquake hazards in the Midwest / / Seth Stein |
| Autore | Stein Seth |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.220978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Earthquake prediction - Technological innovations
Earthquake prediction - Middle West Earthquake hazard analysis - Middle West |
| ISBN |
9786613791818
9781281829313 1281829315 9780231522410 023152241X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Threshold -- Chapter 2. The Day the Earth Stood Still -- Chapter 3. Think or Panic? -- Chapter 4. The Perfect Mess -- Chapter 5. Earthquake! -- Chapter 6. Breakthrough -- Chapter 7. How the Ground Shakes -- Chapter 8. How Earthquakes Work -- Chapter 9. Plate Tectonics Explains (Most) Earthquakes -- Chapter 10. Earthquakes That Shouldn't Happen -- Chapter 11. What's Going on Down There? -- Chapter 12. Guidance from Heaven -- Chapter 13. Faults Turning On and Off -- Chapter 14. More Dangerous than California? -- Chapter 15. Chemotherapy for a Cold -- Chapter 16. What to Do? -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910964891903321 |
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| New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Proceedings of preparing for a significant central United States earthquake--science needs of the response and recovery community / / edited by Emitt C. Witt, III
| Proceedings of preparing for a significant central United States earthquake--science needs of the response and recovery community / / edited by Emitt C. Witt, III |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 76 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
| Collana | Scientific investigations report |
| Soggetto topico |
Earthquake prediction - Middle West
Earthquakes - Middle West - Safety measures |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Conference papers and proceedings. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910716956003321 |
| Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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