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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• 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)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Natural Hazards,
• Subjects: Natural disasters.; Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Emergency medicine.; Structural materials.; Economic development.; Natural Hazards.; Building Construction and Design.; Emergency Medicine.; Structural Materials.; Regional Development.

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...