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Earthquakes : impact, community vulnerability and resilience / edited by Jaime Santos-Reyes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jaime Santos-Reyes
- Series:
- IntechOpen book series. Earthquakes ; Volume 2.
- Earthquakes ; Volume 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Earthquakes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations.
- Other Title:
- Earthquakes, volume 2
- Place of Publication:
- IntechOpen 2019
- London, United Kingdom : IntechOpen, [2019]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a collection of scientific papers on earthquake preparedness, vulnerability, resilience, and risk assessment. Using case studies from various countries, chapters cover topics ranging from early warning systems and risk perception to long-term effects of earthquakes on vulnerable communities and the science of seismology, among others. This volume is a valuable resource for researchers, students, non-governmental organizations, and key decision-makers involved in earthquake disaster management systems at national, regional, and local levels.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (InTech, viewed October 19, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781789852332
- 1789852331
- 9781789846676
- 1789846676
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