Earthquakes and Their Impact on Society
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 ma...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Series: | Springer Natural Hazards,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21753-6 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction on seismicity
- Earthquake research and analysis
- Seismic hazard and risk
- Secondary effects due to earthquakes
- Earthquake response analysis
- Economic issues of earthquakes
- Damage to tourism industry
- Impact and analysis of mass media information
- Earthquake and mental health.