Living Under the Threat of Earthquakes Short and Long-term Management of Earthquake Risks and Damage Prevention in Nepal /

This book addresses earthquakes, with a special focus on the Ghorka earthquake, which struck parts of central Nepal in April 2015. Drawing on this disastrous event, it closely examines various aspects of earthquakes in contributions prepared by international experts. The topics covered include: the...

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Other Authors: Kruhl, Jörn H. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Adhikari, Rameshwar. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Dorka, Uwe E. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer Natural Hazards,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68044-6
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505 0 |a Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1 – Earthquakes and related hazards -- Part 2 – Damage, prevention, restoration -- Part 3 – Disaster management and economics -- Part 4 – Living with earthquake risk. 
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