Title The March 5, 1987, Ecuador earthquakes : mass wasting and socioeconomic effects / study team, Robert L. Schuster [and others] ; contributing authors, José Egred [and others] for Committee on Natural Disasters, Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1991

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 164 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts Series Natural disaster studies ; v. 5 Natural disaster studies ; v. 5. Contents Introduction / R.L. Schuster -- General Geology of Northeastern Ecuador / A.S. Nieto -- Tectonics and Seismicity / A.F. Espinosa, M.L. Hall, H. Yepes -- Intensity and Damage Distribution / A.F. Espinosa, J. Egred, M. Garcia-Lopez, E. Crespo -- Mass Wasting and Flooding / A.S. Nieto, R.L. Schuster, G. Plaza-Nieto -- Effects on Lifelines / E. Crespo, T.D. O'Rourke, K.J. Nyman -- Local-Level Economic and Social Consequences / P.A. Bolton -- Organizational Interaction in Response and Recovery / L.K. Comfort Summary This book provides an account of the 1987 Ecuador earthquakes, evaluating the physical phenomena involved and the performance of structures and systems. It identifies and recommends cases where an in-depth study would contribute to improvement of our ability to analyze and forecast such failures and our preparedness, warning, rescue, recovery, and rehabilitation systems. The volume also describes how state-of-the-art knowledge can be applied to improve public safety and welfare Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Earthquakes -- Ecuador -- Napo (Province) Earthquakes -- Social aspects -- Ecuador -- Napo (Province) Earthquakes -- Economic aspects -- Ecuador -- Napo (Province) Mass-wasting -- Ecuador -- Napo (Province) NATURE -- Natural Disasters. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief. Earthquakes Earthquakes -- Economic aspects Earthquakes -- Social aspects Mass-wasting Erdbeben Geschichte (1987) Ecuador -- Napo (Province) Ecuador Form Electronic book Author Schuster, Robert L. Egred, José. LC no. 91067348 ISBN 0585148643 9780585148649 1280203846 9781280203848 9786610203840 6610203849 0309595134 9780309595131

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