Author: Elena PoniatowskaPublisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1439905010
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This powerful account chronicles the human drama of the devastating earthquake that rocked Mexico City.
Nothing, Nobody
Author: Elena PoniatowskaPublisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1439905010
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This powerful account chronicles the human drama of the devastating earthquake that rocked Mexico City.
The September 1985 Mexico Earthquakes
Author: Living Under the Threat of Earthquakes
Author: Jörn H. KruhlPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319680447
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
This book addresses earthquakes, with a special focus on the Ghorka earthquake, which struck parts of central Nepal in April 2015. Drawing on this disastrous event, it closely examines various aspects of earthquakes in contributions prepared by international experts. The topics covered include: the geological and geophysical background of seismicity; a detailed inventory of the damage done by the earthquake; effective damage prevention through earthquake-safe buildings and settlements; restoration options for world-heritage buildings; strategies for providing technical and medical relief and, lastly, questions associated with public life and economy in a high-risk seismic zone. Combining perspectives from various fields, the book presents the state of the art in all earthquake-related fields and outlines future approaches to risk identification, damage prevention, and disaster management in all parts of society, administration, and politics in Nepal. Beyond the specific disaster in Nepal, the findings presented here will have broader implications for how societies can best deal with disasters.
Early Warning Systems for Natural Disaster Reduction
Author: Jochen ZschauPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642559034
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Written for a broad audience this book offers a comprehensive account of early warning systems for hydro meteorological disasters such as floods and storms, and for geological disasters such as earthquakes. One major theme is the increasingly important role in early warning systems played by the rapidly evolving fields of space and information technology. The authors, all experts in their respective fields, offer a comprehensive and in-depth insight into the current and future perspectives for early warning systems. The text is aimed at decision-makers in the political arena, scientists, engineers and those responsible for public communication and dissemination of warnings.
The Mexico Earthquakes, 1985
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Mexico SectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Impressions of the Guerrero-Michoacan, Mexico Earthquake of 19 September 1985
Author: Earthquake Spectra and Design
Author: Nathan Mortimore NewmarkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
ABSTRACT: The concepts and procedures underlying modern earthquake engineering ae described. This paper provides a study of the introductory material on engineering analysis, and the seismic design procedures for buildings.
Between Two Earthquakes
Author: Sir Bernard M. FeildenPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 089236128X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This handbook addresses three areas of concern for the museum administrator concerning the protection of historic buildings, monuments, and archaeological sites located in seismic areas. It proposes pre-disaster measures such as taking accurate and complete documentation (photogrammetry is discussed in one of the 13 appendixes), risk awareness, planning, maintenance and inspections, etc. Second, when an earthquake strikes, the immediate emergency steps necessary to protect life and property are indicated; and after the earthquake, the strengthening of valuable cultural property (based on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, also in an appendix) should be included in the general program of prevention maintenance along with the repairs discussed in detail applicable to each architectural element, and to the site as a whole.
A History of Infamy
Author: Pablo PiccatoPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520966074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
A History of Infamy explores the broken nexus between crime, justice, and truth in mid-twentieth-century Mexico. Faced with the violence and impunity that defined politics, policing, and the judicial system in post-revolutionary times, Mexicans sought truth and justice outside state institutions. During this period, criminal news and crime fiction flourished. Civil society’s search for truth and justice led, paradoxically, to the normalization of extrajudicial violence and neglect of the rights of victims. As Pablo Piccato demonstrates, ordinary people in Mexico have made crime and punishment central concerns of the public sphere during the last century, and in doing so have shaped crime and violence in our times.
The Mexico Earthquake
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description