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Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics

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In the 21st century, the importance of earth sciences in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding of the planet on which we live, has increased tremendously. Above all, they address the challenge of enriching human lives with the bounties of nature, while preserving the planet…

Returning to nothing: the meaning of lost places

by Read, Peter

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Feelings about lost or destroyed places rouse our deepest emotions. Losing a home or a suburb or leaving a homeland can be like losing a loved one. This book examines what it means to lose a place forever and why we return, and keep on returning, to these places so large in our …

Returning to nothing: the meaning of lost places

by Read, Peter

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This book examines what it means to lose a place forever and why we return, and keep on returning, to the places that remain in our memories. Returning to Nothing considers lost countries, towns, suburbs and homes: Darwin after Cyclone Tracy, the flooding of the town of Adaminab…

The Routledge handbook of hazards and disaster risk reduction

by Gaillard, J. C., Wisner, Ben

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The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of …

Global Seismicity Dynamics and Data-Driven Science: Seismicity Modelling by Big Data Analytics

by TORIUMI, MITSUHIRO

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The recent explosion of global and regional seismicity data in the world requires new methods of investigation of microseismicity and development of their modelling to understand the nature of whole earth mechanics. In this book, the author proposes a powerful tool to reveal the…

Advances in Assessment and Modeling of Earthquake Loss

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This open access book originates from an international workshop organized by Turkish Natural Catastrophe Insurance Pool (TCIP) in November 2019 that gathered renown researchers from academia, representatives of leading international reinsurance and modeling companies as well as …

Liquid fear

by Bauman, Zygmunt

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Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings could at last take control of their lives and tame the uncontrolled forces of the social and natural worlds. And yet, at the dawn …

Earthquake Disaster Simulation of Civil Infrastructures: From Tall Buildings to Urban Areas

by Lu, Xinzheng, Guan, Hong

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The first edition of this monograph, presenting accurate and efficient simulations of seismic damage to buildings and cities, has received significant attention from the research community. To keep abreast of the rapid development in recent years, our latest breakthrough achieve…

Enabling Adaptive Water Management to Face Drought Risk in a Changing Climate

by Minucci, Guido

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This book explores the current challenges with regard to uncertainty and risk in water management, as well as the interlinkages between drought and water management. It focuses on the challenges for water management organisations, which are expected to adapt to such changes and …

Textures, Structures and Processes of Volcanic Successions: Examples from Southern Central Andes (Northwester…

by Cisterna, Clara Eugenia, Coira, Beatriz L.L

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This book provides a complete study of the Central Andean volcanism and its most distinctive features, from the lower Paleozoic to the Cenozoic times in the framework of its processes, eruptive mechanisms and geodynamic conditions. It helps readers understand the nature of the v…

The Demography of Disasters: Impacts for Population and Place

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This open access book provides worldwide examples demonstrating the importance of the interplay between demography and disasters in regions and spatially. It marks an advance in practical and theoretical insights for understanding the role of demography in planning for and mitig…

Lifeline Engineering Systems: Network Reliability Analysis and Aseismic Design

by Li, Jie, Liu, Wei

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This book, for the first time, introduces comprehensively all main topics of lifeline earthquake engineering, including the structure analysis, network evaluation, and network design. The distinctive features involved in this book are the construction of theories and methods for…

Seismic Performance Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams

by Wang, Gaohui, Lu, Wenbo, Zhang, Sherong

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This book evaluates the seismic performance of concrete gravity dams, considering the effects of strong motion duration, mainshock-aftershock seismic sequence, and near-fault ground motion. It employs both the extended finite element method (XFEM) and concrete damaged plasticity…

Earthquake Geology and Tectonophysics around Eastern Tibet and Taiwan

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This book collects a series of review articles summarizing the outcomes of collaborative research projects on the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake and the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, two of the largest and most disastrous earthquakes in Asia in the last two decades. The articles cover a br…

Social Infrastructure Maintenance Notebook

by Yashima, Atsushi, Huang, Yu

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This book explains in an easy-to-understand manner the "check" points to keep in mind when inspecting various social infrastructure structures. It is put together in a way that not only engineers who are on the front line of maintenance and management but also engineers who are …

Flood Resources Utilization in the Yangtze River Basin

by Zheng Shouren, Zhong, Zhiyu, Zou, Qiang, Ding, Yi, Yang, Lin, Luo, Xue

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This book is highly informative and carefully presented, providing scientific insights into the flood resources utilization in the Yangtze River Basin both for scholars and decision-makers. The book is for the purpose of analyzing the potential utilization of flood resources in …

Seismic Analysis of Structures and Equipment

by MALHOTRA, PRAVEEN K.

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This book describes methods used to estimate forces and deformations in structures during future earthquakes. It synthesizes the topics related to ground motions with those related to structural response and, therefore, closes the gap between geosciences and engineering. Requiri…

Hydrological Extremes: River Hydraulics and Irrigation Water Management

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This book presents quality technical papers representing the recent developments in the field of hydrological modeling, water management and water governance including practical applications. The content covers multifarious aspects of hydrology and water resources. It includes a…