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100 | 1 | ▼aKieffer, Susan W.▲ | |
245 | 1 | 4 | ▼aThe dynamics of disaster /▼cSusan W. Kieffer.▲ |
250 | ▼a1st ed.▲ | ||
260 | ▼aNew York :▼bW. W. Norton & Co.,▼cc2013.▲ | ||
300 | ▼axvi, 315 p. :▼bill., maps ;▼c25 cm.▲ | ||
504 | ▼aIncludes bibliographical references and index.▲ | ||
520 | ▼a"Natural disasters bedevil our planet, and each appears to be a unique event. Leading geologist Susan W. Kieffer shows how all disasters are connected. Humans persist in building centers of civilization in places of past disasters. We believe that our technology will protect us next time. Yet we rarely win these battles with the earth because we don't understand natural disasters deeply enough. Susan W. Kieffer has two goals for her unique book. The first is to show how the dynamics--the workings--of disasters are connected by a small number of natural laws. The second is to show that the most obvious process in a disaster is not always the one that causes the devastation. For instance, the transformation of apparently solid ground into a substance like quicksand during the 2010 Haiti earthquake is what caused the destruction of Port au Prince. Kieffer argues that only by truly understanding the dynamics of natural disasters can we begin to institute engineering and policy practices to minimize their impact on our lives"--Provided by publisher.▲ | ||
650 | 0 | ▼aNatural disasters.▲ | |
999 | ▼a전태경▼c정영주▲ |
The dynamics of disaster
자료유형
국외단행본
서명/책임사항
The dynamics of disaster / Susan W. Kieffer.
판사항
1st ed.
발행사항
New York : W. W. Norton & Co. , c2013.
형태사항
xvi, 315 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
서지주기
Includes bibliographical references and index.
요약주기
"Natural disasters bedevil our planet, and each appears to be a unique event. Leading geologist Susan W. Kieffer shows how all disasters are connected. Humans persist in building centers of civilization in places of past disasters. We believe that our technology will protect us next time. Yet we rarely win these battles with the earth because we don't understand natural disasters deeply enough. Susan W. Kieffer has two goals for her unique book. The first is to show how the dynamics--the workings--of disasters are connected by a small number of natural laws. The second is to show that the most obvious process in a disaster is not always the one that causes the devastation. For instance, the transformation of apparently solid ground into a substance like quicksand during the 2010 Haiti earthquake is what caused the destruction of Port au Prince. Kieffer argues that only by truly understanding the dynamics of natural disasters can we begin to institute engineering and policy practices to minimize their impact on our lives"--Provided by publisher.
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9780393080957 (hardcover)
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363.34 K47d
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