The Great Earthquake Experiment Risk Communication And Public Action

Dennis Mileti, Colleen Fitzpatrick

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Reviews the history of large earthquakes, the national policy on research into prediction and on warning the public, and the public's reaction to the policy. Especially details the Parkfield (California) earthquake prediction experiment begun in 1985, the only method sanctioned by the two official bodies that evaluate predictions. Annotation copyri

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Book information

ISBN:	9780813383699
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	20 Apr 1993
Edition:	1st edition
Language:	English
Number of pages:	149
Weight:	-1g
Height:	215mm
Width:	146mm
Spine width:	12mm