After the Earth Quakes: Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet

by Susan Elizabeth Hough, Roger G Bilham, Roger G. Bilham

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195179137
• ISBN13: 9780195179132
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.6"