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Author : Barclay G. Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Earthquakes
ISBN : CORNELL:31924004893438
Author : Barclay G. Jones,Miha Tomaževič
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : LCCN:83180953
Author : National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Earthquake engineering
ISBN : CORNELL:31924102000944
Author : R Geipel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781040021033
Originally published in 1982 and based on empirical research into the aftermath of the Friuli earthquake in Italy, the book reflects the perspective gained over a period of four years on the event itself and the subsequent response of the local population and national government. Unique insights were gained through one of the largest questionnaire surveys ever undertaken in a disaster situation and important questions are posed concerning the policies of reconstruction. Is a disaster ‘the great equalizer’ and does regional society emerge from it with redistributed power relationships, or are established structures reinforced? Who gets hurt and who benefits? What effects do poverty, regional remoteness from central government and the ethnic and cultural dimensions have on the situation? As a substantial treatment of a major catastrophe in all its aspects, this book will be of interest to students and researchers concerned with the impact of and response to natural hazards. It is based on a unique event, but the findings it reveals are relevant to all major catastrophes.
Author : Piers Blaikie,Terry Cannon,Ian Davis,Ben Wisner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134528615
The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed. The updated new edition confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters and discusses disaster not as an aberration, but as a signal failure of mainstream 'development'. Two analytical models are provided as tools for understanding vulnerability. One links remote and distant 'root causes' to 'unsafe conditions' in a 'progression of vulnerability'. The other uses the concepts of 'access' and 'livelihood' to understand why some households are more vulnerable than others. Examining key natural events and incorporating strategies to create a safer world, this revised edition is an important resource for those involved in the fields of environment and development studies.
Author : Piers M. Blaikie
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0415084776
Examines the significance of the human factor which is as much of a cause of disasters as the natural environment. Practical and policy conclusions are drawn with a view to disaster reduction and the promotion of safer environments.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1568069871
Provides nationally applicable guidelines for the use of a local jurisdiction in making informed decisions on rehabilitating seismically hazardous existing buildings. Provides references on the topics discussed in the first report
Author : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Secretariat,Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Natural disasters
ISBN : UCBK:C025683252
Author : Barclay G. Jones
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483278278
Protecting Historic Architecture and Museum Collections from Natural Disasters serves as a useful guide for professionals engaged in the preservation of cultural heritage, whether structures or artifacts. This book discusses how to prevent losses to the cultural heritage of structures and artifacts through more knowledgeable protection, prevention, and emergency response. Organized into six sections encompassing 26 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the mechanisms for preserving and protecting the heritage. This text then examines the threats of destruction by the natural elements such as decay, air pollution, subsidence, and other forms of attrition. Other chapters consider the social functional and economic values of the buildings and museum objects. This book discusses as well the natural disaster policies within a society. The final chapter deals with the enlistment of the private sector in dealing with catastrophes rising out of fire, earthquake, flood, and other natural disasters. This book is a valuable resource for conservation specialists, archivists, private collectors, dealers, curators, and librarians.
Author : Jeremy Isenberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Buildings
ISBN : UCAL:B3696067
Author : Sebastiano D'Amico
Publisher : Springer
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319217536
This book provides an integrated approach to the assessment of seismic hazards. The reduction of losses expected by future earthquakes is probably the most important contribution of seismology to society. Large earthquakes occurred in densely populated areas highlight the dramatic inadequacy of a massive portion of the buildings demonstrating the high risks of modern industrial societies. Building earthquake-resistant structures and retrofitting old buildings on a national scale can be extremely expensive and can represent an economic challenge even for developed western countries. Earthquakes can cause also several psychological problems due to the fact that such kind of disasters will result in casualties, collapsing of houses, strategic buildings and facilities and deeply affect a community. Moreover in our society it is necessary to properly plan emergency responses and rescues taking into account any possible secondary effect in order to avoid more casualties.
Author : G. Palmentola,P. Acquafredda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Earthquakes
ISBN : UCSD:31822005671177
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Earthquake prediction
ISBN : PSU:000016123854
Author : Steven Gene Catechi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Earthquake hazard analysis
ISBN : CORNELL:31924086989195
Author : Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Nature
ISBN : OSU:32435007518723
