Earthquake Disasters in Latin America A Holistic Approach /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Castaños, Heriberta (Συγγραφέας), Lomnitz, Cinna (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Natural disasters.; Social sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Social Sciences, general.

This book is an attempt to demonstrate the analytical power of the holistic approach for understanding disasters.   Six major earthquakes in Latin America are used as an example: the general idea is to place disasters in a broad social and regional context.  Understanding disasters is a way of under...