Risa Palm

Illusions of Safety

Culture And Earthquake Hazard Response In California And Japan

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes Japanese earthquakes and United States earthquakes and presents the study of human response to earthquake hazards. It discusses risk perception about earthquakes, government policies, and adoption of earthquake mitigation measures in these countries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 203g
• ISBN-13: 9780367159726
• ISBN-10: 0367159724
• Artikelnr.: 59988815

Inhaltsangabe

1. Earthquake Hazards in Japan and the United States 2. Social and
Behavioral Science and the Study of Human Response to Earthquake Hazards 3.
Description of the Empirical Study 4. General Description of Respondents 5.
Attitudinal Characteristics 6. Culture and Risk Perception 7. Adoption of
Mitigation Measures 8. Beliefs about Government Aid and Public Policy
Measures 9. Implications of this Research for Public Policy