The Northridge Earthquake

Vulnerability and Disaster

von Lois Stanford, Robert Bolin

264 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book provides a global view of the social effects of disaster in developed and developing countries. It focuses on the 1994 Northridge Earthquake in the US and other recent disasters to examine vulnerability and post-disaster recovery strategies. The authors also explore the ways state policy can reduce vulnerability in the future.

• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Umwelt Naturkatastrophen
• ISBN: 9781138977280
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.2016
• Größe: 234 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis