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Auteur:	Hough, Susan Elizabeth
Titel:	After the Earth Quakes Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet
Uitgever:	Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN:	9780195179132
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 60.33
Verschijningsdatum:	02-12-2005
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Categorie:	Educational: Geography
Geillustreerd:	Numerous halftones and line illustrations
Dewey code:	551.22

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Verschijningsvorm:	Hardback
Paginas:	336
Hoogte mm.:	166
Breedte mm.:	242
Dikte mm.:	26
Gewicht gr.:	640

 

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Elastic rebound is the best metaphor for societal responses to major earthquakes in modern times. Focusing on this theme, this book using many pivotal historic earthquakes as illustration. It concludes with a consideration of projected future losses, including the near-certainty that a future earthquake will someday claim over a million lives.