When the Earth roars :: lessons from the history of earthquakes in Japan /
Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. 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...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. 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. 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. By looking backward, Gregory Smits identifies future pitfalls to avoid and assesses the allocation of resources for dealing with future earthquake and tsunami disasters. He criticizes Japan's postwar quest for earthquake prediction and the concept of "characteristic" earthquakes. Smits argues that earthquakes are so chaotic as to be unpredictable, not only geologically but also in their social and cultural effects. Therefore, he contends, the best hope for future disaster mitigation is antiseismic engineering and flexible disaster-relief capabilities. As the first sustained historical analysis of destructive earthquakes and tsunamis, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Japan, natural disasters, seismology, and environmental history. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xv, 209 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781306533652 1306533651 9781442220102 1442220104 |
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| spelling | Smits, Gregory, author. When the Earth roars : lessons from the history of earthquakes in Japan / Gregory Smits. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. ©2014 1 online resource (xv, 209 pages) : illustrations, maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Asia/pacific/perspectives Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. 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. 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. By looking backward, Gregory Smits identifies future pitfalls to avoid and assesses the allocation of resources for dealing with future earthquake and tsunami disasters. He criticizes Japan's postwar quest for earthquake prediction and the concept of "characteristic" earthquakes. Smits argues that earthquakes are so chaotic as to be unpredictable, not only geologically but also in their social and cultural effects. Therefore, he contends, the best hope for future disaster mitigation is antiseismic engineering and flexible disaster-relief capabilities. As the first sustained historical analysis of destructive earthquakes and tsunamis, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Japan, natural disasters, seismology, and environmental history. Includes bibliographical references and index. Setting the stage -- Early modern earthquakes and their modern relevance -- Nōbi and Great Kantō? -- Prewar tsunamigenic earthquakes in the northeast -- Prediction to forecasting, attempting to outsmart the earth in postwar Japan -- Conclusions. Print version record. English. Earthquakes Japan History. Tremblements de terre Japon Histoire. SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geography. bisacsh SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geology. bisacsh Earthquakes fast Japan fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkT7GyCmyjxytDfqk6Yfq History fast Print version: Smits, Gregory, 1960- When the Earth roars. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014] 9781442220096 (DLC) 2013046874 (OCoLC)862589462 Asia/Pacific/perspectives. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003095667 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=746532 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Smits, Gregory When the Earth roars : lessons from the history of earthquakes in Japan / Asia/Pacific/perspectives. Setting the stage -- Early modern earthquakes and their modern relevance -- Nōbi and Great Kantō? -- Prewar tsunamigenic earthquakes in the northeast -- Prediction to forecasting, attempting to outsmart the earth in postwar Japan -- Conclusions. Earthquakes Japan History. Tremblements de terre Japon Histoire. SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geography. bisacsh SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geology. bisacsh Earthquakes fast |
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| title_full | When the Earth roars : lessons from the history of earthquakes in Japan / Gregory Smits. |
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| topic | Earthquakes Japan History. Tremblements de terre Japon Histoire. SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geography. bisacsh SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geology. bisacsh Earthquakes fast |
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