Earthquake disasters in Latin America :
- 出版日期：c2012.
- 出版者：Springer,
- 页数：viii, 65 p. :
- 出版地：Dordrect :
- 第一责任说明：Heriberta Castaños, Cinna Lomnitz.
- 尺寸：24 cm.
- 分类号：a263.943
- ISBN：978-94-007-2809-7(pbk.) : ; 978-94-007-2810-3(e-book)
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02h0027213 20121017085501.0 120903s2012 ne ab frb |000|||eng | 978-94-007-2809-7(pbk.) : ; 978-94-007-2810-3(e-book) CNY668.13 NGL cl----- a263.943 Castanos, Heriberta. Earthquake disasters in Latin America : a holistic approach / Heriberta Castaños, Cinna Lomnitz. Dordrect : Springer, c2012. viii, 65 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. Springer briefs in earth sciences, 2191-5369 Includes bibliographical references 1. Darwin and plate tectonics 1.1. Darwin feels an earthquake 1.2. Earthquake physics 1.3. Plate tectonics and failure modes 1.4. How to measure earthquakes 1.5. Failure modes 1.6. Tsunami warning systems 1.7. Megaquakes and transelastic waves 2. The great 1960 Chile earthquake 2.1. A great earthquake 2.2. Earthquakes and coastal geomorphology 2.3. An observation of long-period surface waves on soft ground 3. The 1967 Caracas earthquake 3.1. Caracas in 1967 4. The 1970 Peru earthquake 4.1. The Santa Valley 4.2. Geology of the disaster 4.3. Climate change and communicative action 5. The 1985 Mexico earthquake 5.1. September 19, 1985, 7:19 a.m. 5.2. Lazaro Cardenas 5.3. Mexico City 5.4. Social effects of the earthquake 5.5. The Senate hearings 5.6. Disaster, denial, and the Law 6. The 2010 Haiti earthquake 6.1. An unmitigated catastrophe 6.2. Possible causes of the disaster 6.3. Disaster culture in an earthquake country 7. The 2010 Chile earthquake 7.1. Another megaquake 7.2. Earthquake damage caused by long-period surface waves 7.3. Some historical sidelights 7.4. Disaster and regional development 8. A list of significant earthquakes in Latin America 8.1. Introduction Table 8.1 Significant earthquakes in Latin America, 1906-2010 9. Conclusions and recommendations 9.1. Summary 9.2. Megaquakes 9.3. Sustainability 9.4. Tsunamis 9.5. Disaster culture 9.6. Building codes 9.7. Engineering ethics Recommendations Earthquakes ; Earthquakes ; Seismology ; Earthquake damage Latin America. ; Latin America. ; Latin America. ; Latin America. Social aspects ; Research aLomnitz, Cinna. SpringerBriefs in earth sciences. aCN b010001 NGL 263.943 C27 wtxi1204 h1 ; rCNY668.13