| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 276 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
The Wenchuan earthquake -- Seismological features -- Prediction efforts prior to the Wenchuan earthquake -- Seismic hazard and risk assessment -- Emergency response and rescue -- Reconstruction of Wenchuan |
| Summary |
"The Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008: An anatomy of disaster" gives a detailed account of the damage, seismology and tectonics of the event and discusses earthquake prediction, seismic hazard and risk management, the creation and implementation of building codes, and new practices used in rescue, relief and reconstruction. It will be of significant interest to researchers and practitioners engaged in seismology, geophysics, engineering, the social sciences, and disaster management and recovery. It also offers a valuable new and uniquely Chinese perspective with many insights for future mitigation of earthquake risk. Professor Yong Chen works for the China Earthquake Administration; Dr David C. Booth works for the British Geological Survey |
| Analysis |
milieubeheer |
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environmental management |
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aardwetenschappen |
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earth sciences |
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engineering |
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fysische geografie |
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physical geography |
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civiele techniek |
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civil engineering |
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natuurrampen |
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natural disasters |
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Geology (General) |
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Geologie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Wenchuan Earthquake, China, 2008.
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Earthquakes -- China -- Wenchuan Xian (Sichuan Sheng)
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Seismology -- China -- Wenchuan Xian (Sichuan Sheng)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Earthquakes
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Seismology
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| SUBJECT |
Wenchuan Xian (Sichuan Sheng, China) -- History
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| Subject |
China
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China -- Wenchuan Xian (Sichuan Sheng)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Booth, David C.
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| ISBN |
9783642211591 |
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3642211593 |
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