This book points out the need of a multidisciplinary approach in the field of risk assessment and management. It provides an overview of the problems, approaches and common practices directly related to earthquake risk mitigation and, in particular, to the preparation of earthqu…
Aims to answer the need for a multidisciplinary approach in the field of earthquake risk assessment and management. This book provides an overview of earthquake emergency plans, and an assessment of the problems and pitfalls of the methods. The accompanying CD-ROM contains full-…
Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "full-color versions of figures which are printed black-and-white in the book itself."--Page 4 of cover.
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 hazar…
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 hazar…