Authors: Risa Palm, Risa I. Palm, Michael E. Hodgson
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-04-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Shortly before the Loma Prieta earthquake devastated areas of Northern California in 1989, Risa Palm and her associates had surveyed 2,500 homeowners in the area about their perception of risk from earthquakes. After the quake they surveyed the homeowners again and found that their perception of risk had increased but
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-19 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Now in its fourth edition, Rediscovering the Golden State: California Geography examines this unique state’s incredibly diverse landscapes, and how geography and geographic change influences everything from the state’s natural systems and cycles, to its agriculture and more advanced industries, to human migration, cultures, and urban planning. Exploring California through
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-04-19 - Publisher: Routledge
This book provides a global view of the social effects of disaster in developed and developing countries. It focuses on the 1994 Northridge Earthquake in the US and other recent disasters to examine vulnerability and post-disaster recovery strategies. The authors also explore the ways state policy can reduce vulnerability in