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Kieffer, Susan W.

 
9780393349917: The Dynamics of Disaster
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ISBN 10: 0393349918 ISBN 13: 9780393349917
Editorial: WW Norton & Co, 2014

Sinopsis

Humans persist in building centres of civilisation in places of past disasters as 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 Kieffer’s book explains how the dynamics―the workings―of disasters are connected by a small number of natural laws. She goes on to show how 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 understanding the dynamics of natural disasters can we begin to institute engineering and policy practices to minimise their impact on our lives.

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Acerca del autor

Susan W. Kieffer is a professor emerita of geology at the University of Illinois and a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant. She is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Kieffer hosts a popular blog called Geology in Motion. She lives on Whidbey Island, Washington.

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Editorial
WW Norton & Co
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0393349918
ISBN 13 
9780393349917
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
336
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