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After the Earth Quakes: Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet Hough, Susan Elizabeth (Scientist, Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey)
After the Earth Quakes: Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet
Hough, Susan Elizabeth (Scientist, Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey)
Elastic rebound is the best metaphor for societal responses to major earthquakes in modern times. Focusing on this theme, this book using many pivotal historic earthquakes as illustration. It concludes with a consideration of projected future losses, including the near-certainty that a future earthquake will someday claim over a million lives.
336 pages, 50 halftones, 50 line illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 2, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195179132 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 242 × 166 × 26 mm · 640 g |
| Language | English |