Earthquake protection /
Andrew Coburn and Robin Spence.
- 2nd ed.
- xvi, 420 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Earthquakes, disasters and protection -- Cost of earthquakes -- Preparedness for earthquakes -- Earthquake emergency -- Recovering from earthquakes -- Strategies for earthquake protection -- Site selection and seismic hazard assessment -- Improving the earthquake resistance of buildings -- Earthquake risk modelling -- Risk mitigation in action