Living with earthquakes in California : a survivor's guide / by Robert S. Yeats.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeats, Robert S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earthquakes--California.

Earthquakes.

Industrial safety.

California.

Earthquakes--California--Safety measures.

Physical Description:

x, 406 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Corvallis, OR : Oregon State University Press, 2001.

Contents:

I. Boosters and Quakers: Three Centuries of People and Earthquakes in California

II. Tectonic Plates, Geologic Time, and Earthquakes. 1. A Concept of Time. 2. Plate Tectonics. 3. Earthquake Basics. 4. The San Andreas Fault System: The Big One. 5. The Transverse Ranges: LA in the Squeeze. 6. Shakes in the Back Country: Decades of Violence, Millenia of Silence. 7. Cascadia. 8. Memories of the Future: The Uncertain Art of Earthquake Forecasting

III. Shaky Ground and Big Waves. 9. Solid Rock and Bowls of Jello. 10. Tsunami!

IV. Prevention and Countermeasures. 11. Earthquake Insurance: Betting Against Earthquakes. 12. Is Your Home Ready for an Earthquake? 13. Earthquake Design of Large Structures. 14. The Federal Government and Earthquakes. 15. The Role of State and Local Government. 16. Preparing for the Next Earthquake. 17. An Uncertain Appointment with a Restless Earth. App. A. Table of Significant Earthquakes in California.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-392) and index.

ISBN:

0870714937

OCLC:

45172862