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Earthquake Science and Seismic Risk Reduction
. Ed(S): Mulargia, Francesco; Geller, Robert J.
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Description for Earthquake Science and Seismic Risk Reduction
Mixed media pr. Editor(s): Mulargia, Francesco; Geller, Robert J. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 594.
What is the first thing that ordinary people, for whom journalists are the proxy, ask when they meet a seismologist? It is certainly nothing technical like "What was the stress drop of the last earthquake in the Imperial Valley?" It is a sim ple question, which nevertheless summarizes the real demands that society has for seismology. This question is "Can you predict earthquakes?" Regrettably, notwithstanding the feeling of omnipotence induced by modem technology, the answer at present is the very opposite of "Yes, of course". The primary motivation for the question "Can you predict earthquakes?" is practical. No other natural ... Read more
What is the first thing that ordinary people, for whom journalists are the proxy, ask when they meet a seismologist? It is certainly nothing technical like "What was the stress drop of the last earthquake in the Imperial Valley?" It is a sim ple question, which nevertheless summarizes the real demands that society has for seismology. This question is "Can you predict earthquakes?" Regrettably, notwithstanding the feeling of omnipotence induced by modem technology, the answer at present is the very opposite of "Yes, of course". The primary motivation for the question "Can you predict earthquakes?" is practical. No other natural ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series IV
Number of Pages
338
Format
Multiple-component retail product
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402017780
SKU
V9781402017780
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99-15
Reviews for Earthquake Science and Seismic Risk Reduction
From the reviews of the first edition: "This is a comprehensive and up-to-date book mainly on earthquake prediction, in the practical sense of including policy issues as well as in the sense that ‘once we can predict something, we understand it’. … This book should be read by everybody interested in earthquake prediction and seismic ... Read more