Research Catalog

Title

Living with earthquakes : a survivor's guide / Robert S. Yeats.

Author

Yeats, Robert S.

Publication

Corvallis, OR : Oregon State University Press, 2001.

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Details

Description

x, 406 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.

Summary

• "Over the past century California has moved from denying the hazards posed by earthquakes - they were bad for business - to adopting building codes and protective legislation that are today the most advanced in the world. In this how-to manual for life in earthquake country, Robert Yeats describes California's violent geologic past and recounts the state's revolutionary efforts to grapple with the earthquake threat.
• Combining cutting-edge research with practical safety information, Living with Earthquakes examines the major faults that threaten Northern and Southern California and Nevada; explores topics ranging from earthquake forecasting and catastrophe insurance to the risks of tsunamis and soil liquefaction; reviews the current level of earthquake preparedness and disaster response; and suggests actions that citizens can take to protect their families and homes."
• "An essential guide for anyone interested in understanding earthquake science or in preparing for the next major tremor, Living with Earthquakes is also a call to action. Earthquakes cannot be prevented, but the California experience provides a model for how society can learn to live with earthquakes - and survive them."--Jacket.

Subjects

• Earthquakes > California
• Earthquakes > California > Safety measures

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

I. Boosters and Quakers: Three Centuries of People and Earthquakes in California -- II. Tectonic Plates, Geologic Time, and Earthquakes. 1. A Concept of Time. 2. Plate Tectonics. 3. Earthquake Basics. 4. The San Andreas Fault System: The Big One. 5. The Transverse Ranges: LA in the Squeeze. 6. Shakes in the Back Country: Decades of Violence, Millenia of Silence. 7. Cascadia. 8. Memories of the Future: The Uncertain Art of Earthquake Forecasting -- III. Shaky Ground and Big Waves. 9. Solid Rock and Bowls of Jello. 10. Tsunami! -- IV. Prevention and Countermeasures. 11. Earthquake Insurance: Betting Against Earthquakes. 12. Is Your Home Ready for an Earthquake? 13. Earthquake Design of Large Structures.

ISBN

0870714937

LCCN

^^^00011859^

OCLC

45172862

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library