Earthquakes and Their Impact on Society

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: D'Amico, Sebastiano (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Natural Hazards
• Subjects: 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...