About this title: Earthquakes rank among the most terrifying natural disasters faced by mankind. Out of a clear blue sky - or worse, a jet black one - comes shaking strong enough to hurl furniture across the room, human bodies out of bed, and entire houses off of their foundations. When the dust settles, the immediate aftermath of an earthquake in an urbanized society can be profound. Phone and water supplies can be disrupted for days, fires erupt, and even a small number of overpass collapses can snarl traffic for months. However, when one examines the collective responses of developed societies to major ...
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780195179132ISBN:0195179137
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 234x156 mm. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (327) earthquakes rank among the most terrifying natural disasters faced by mankind. out of a clear blue sky-or worse, a jet black one-comes shaking strong enough to hurl furniture across the room, human bodies out of bed, and entire houses off of their foundations. when the dust settles, the immediate aftermath of an earthquake in an urbanized society can be profound. phone and water supplies can be ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2005-11-24
ISBN-13:9780195179132ISBN:0195179137
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2005-11-24
ISBN-13:9780195179132ISBN:0195179137
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780195179132ISBN:0195179137
Description: New. Earthquakes rank among the most terrifying natural disasters faced by mankind. Out of a clear blue sky-or worse, a jet black one-comes shaking strong enough to hurl furniture across the room, human bodies out of bed, and entire houses off of their fo... read more
Description: New. Earthquakes rank among the most terrifying natural disasters faced by humanity. Out of a clear blue sky--or worse, a jet-black one--comes shaking strong enough to hurl furniture out of rooms, human bodies out of beds, entire houses from their fou. read more
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