Injustice Served: Inspired by a True Story, Smits Robert

Автор: Smits Gregory
Название: When the Earth Roars: Lessons from the History of Earthquakes in Japan
ISBN: 1442220090 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442220096
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Описание: 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. Focusing on the social dimensions, 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.

Автор: Smits Suzanne Margaret
Название: Morrells Teacher`s Book
ISBN: 095763319X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780957633193
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Цена: 34260.00 T
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Описание: This new and invaluable photocopiable Teacher`s Book supports the exciting series of Morrells workbooks and has plenty of extension exercises in letter formation and joined-up handwriting. The books have all the ingredients needed to create beautiful handwriting and are fast becoming the number one handwriting resource used by schools in the UK.