Overview
- The only book dealing specifically with human casualties in natural disasters
- Worldwide authorship of papers
- Brings together short contributions from many eminent specialists across a variety of disciplines
- Up to date summary results from recent research both in laboratory and post disaster field investigations
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (NTHR, volume 29)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Casualty Loss Modelling
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Lessons Learnt from Regional Studies
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Exploring Approaches to Improving Casualty Modeling
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Casualties in Earthquakes
Book Subtitle: Progress in Modelling and Mitigation
Editors: Robin Spence, Emily So, Charles Scawthorn
Series Title: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9455-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9454-4Published: 05 January 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3478-4Published: 27 February 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9455-1Published: 03 January 2011
Series ISSN: 1878-9897
Series E-ISSN: 2213-6959
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 322
Topics: Natural Hazards