When the Earth Roars - Smits Gregory
When the Earth Roars - Smits Gregory Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. This important book places the…
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When the Earth Roars - Smits Gregory
Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. This important book places the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown disaster in historical perspective, examining conceptions of earthquakes since the seventeenth century, the diverse ways actual earthquakes and their aftermath played out, and their enduring social and scientific significance. However, despite advances in earthquake-related safety technologies, the destructiveness of the magnitude 9 class earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on 3/11 raised profound questions about how societies can deal effectively with seismic hazards.
He criticizes Japan's postwar By looking backward, Gregory Smits identifies future pitfalls to avoid and assesses the allocation of resources for dealing with future earthquake and tsunami disasters.
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