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After the Earth quakes : elastic rebound on an urban planet / Susan Elizabeth Hough and Roger G. Bilham.
Record details
- ISBN: 0195179137 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780195179132 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 321 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-308) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Impacts and reverberations -- Earthquakes and ancient cities: Armageddon -- not the end of the world -- The Lisbon earthquake and the age of reason -- Tecumseh's legacy: the enduring enigma of the new Madrid earthquakes -- 19th-century temblors: a science is born -- The 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, earthquake -- Finding faults in California -- The 1923 Kanto earthquake: surviving doomsday -- Hazards of the Caribbean -- Tsunami! -- City of angels or edge city? -- Earthquakes as urban renewal? -- Demonic demographics -- The age of construction.
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- Subject:
- Elastic rebound theory.
Earthquakes.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | QE 539.2 .E42 H67 | 271707 | Stacks | Available | - |
Electronic resources
- Version of Resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0422/2004018347.html
- Table of contents only
- Related Resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0637/2004018347-d.html
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