Assessing and managing earthquake risk
PREFACE BY BRUCE A. BOLT
Population growth, modern economic developments, real-time communication, and industrial interdependence among countries have sharpened the impact of natural disasters. Never before have such calamities and miseries been given intense global publicity. The result is a realization that much can be done through rational study and foresight to mitigate these risks to life and social well being. This conclusion is particularly true for the risk due to great earthquakes.
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