Earthquakes and Their Impact on Society

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: D'Amico, Sebastiano (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Σειρά: Springer Natural Hazards
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Structural geology.; Natural disasters.; Geotechnical engineering.; Environmental economics.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Environmental Economics.; Structural Geology.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.