After A California Earthquake
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After A California Earthquake
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Author : Risa Palm
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1992-04-15
After A California Earthquake written by Risa Palm and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-04-15 with Business & Economics categories.
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 that most respondents were fatalistic and continued to ignore self-protective measures; those who personally experienced damage were more likely to buy insurance. A rare opportunity to analyze behavior change directly before and after a natural disaster, this survey has implications for policy makers, insurance officials, and those concerned with risk management.
The California Earthquake Of 1906
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Author : David Starr Jordan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-02-23
The California Earthquake Of 1906 written by David Starr Jordan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-23 with categories.
The Great California Earthquake of 1906 is arguably one of the most catastrophic natural disasters of the 20th Century. It was an epic event that left nothing but death and destruction in its wake.Originally published one year after the devastating quake, The California Earthquake of 1906 is a collection of articles and stories written by various experts, from a University Professor of Geology, and a Professor of Structural Engineering to a member of the U.S. Geological Survey. The publication also contains a first-hand narrative of the quake, as recorded by a witness to the event.In addition, this publication includes numerous photos and illustrations, documenting rarely-seen images of the earthquake destruction. It is a must-read for any earthquake enthusiast or for anyone interested in the history of California.
Documenting Aftermath
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Author : Megan Finn
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2024-07-23
Documenting Aftermath written by Megan Finn and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-23 with Social Science categories.
An examination of how changing public information infrastructures shaped people's experience of earthquakes in Northern California in 1868, 1906, and 1989. When an earthquake happens in California today, residents may look to the United States Geological Survey for online maps that show the quake's epicenter, turn to Twitter for government bulletins and the latest news, check Facebook for updates from friends and family, and count on help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). One hundred and fifty years ago, however, FEMA and other government agencies did not exist, and information came by telegraph and newspaper. In Documenting Aftermath, Megan Finn explores changing public information infrastructures and how they shaped people's experience of disaster, examining postearthquake information and communication practices in three Northern California earthquakes: the 1868 Hayward Fault earthquake, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, and the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. She then analyzes the institutions, policies, and technologies that shape today's postdisaster information landscape. Finn argues that information orders—complex constellations of institutions, technologies, and practices—influence how we act in, experience, and document events. What Finn terms event epistemologies, constituted both by historical documents and by researchers who study them, explain how information orders facilitate particular possibilities for knowledge. After the 1868 earthquake, the Chamber of Commerce telegraphed reassurances to out-of-state investors while local newspapers ran sensational earthquake narratives; in 1906, families and institutions used innovative techniques for locating people; and in 1989, government institutions and the media developed a symbiotic relationship in information dissemination. Today, government disaster response plans and new media platforms imagine different sources of informational authority yet work together shaping disaster narratives.
California Earthquakes
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Author : Carl-Henry Geschwind
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2003-04-30
California Earthquakes written by Carl-Henry Geschwind and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-30 with Nature categories.
Winner of the Book Prize of the Forum for the History of Science in America from the History of Science Society In 1906, after an earthquake wiped out much of San Francisco, leading California officials and scientists described the disaster as a one-time occurrence and assured the public that it had nothing to worry about. California Earthquakes explains how, over time, this attitude changed, and Californians came to accept earthquakes as a significant threat, as well as to understand how science and technology could reduce this threat. Carl-Henry Geschwind tells the story of the small group of scientists and engineers who—in tension with real estate speculators and other pro-growth forces, private and public—developed the scientific and political infrastructure necessary to implement greater earthquake awareness. Through their political connections, these reformers succeeded in building a state apparatus in which regulators could work together with scientists and engineers to reduce earthquake hazards. Geschwind details the conflicts among scientists and engineers about how best to reduce these risks, and he outlines the dramatic twentieth-century advances in our understanding of earthquakes—their causes and how we can try to prepare for them. Tracing the history of seismology and the rise of the regulatory state and of environmental awareness, California Earthquakes tells how earthquake-hazard management came about, why some groups assisted and others fought it, and how scientists and engineers helped shape it.
A Crack In The Edge Of The World
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Author : Simon Winchester
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2013-02-05
A Crack In The Edge Of The World written by Simon Winchester and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-05 with History categories.
The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless western expansion. Simon Winchester has also fashioned an enthralling and informative informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes, the planet's most sudden and destructive force. In the early morning hours of April 18, 1906, San Francisco and a string of towns to its north-northwest and the south-southeast were overcome by an enormous shaking that was compounded by the violent shocks of an earthquake, registering 8.25 on the Richter scale. The quake resulted from a rupture in a part of the San Andreas fault, which lies underneath the earth's surface along the northern coast of California. Lasting little more than a minute, the earthquake wrecked 490 blocks, toppled a total of 25,000 buildings, broke open gas mains, cut off electric power lines throughout the Bay area, and effectively destroyed the gold rush capital that had stood there for a half century. Perhaps more significant than the tremors and rumbling, which affected a swatch of California more than 200 miles long, were the fires that took over the city for three days, leaving chaos and horror in its wake. The human tragedy included the deaths of upwards of 700 people, with more than 250,000 left homeless. It was perhaps the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. Simon Winchester brings his inimitable storytelling abilities -- as well as his unique understanding of geology -- to this extraordinary event, exploring not only what happened in northern California in 1906 but what we have learned since about the geological underpinnings that caused the earthquake in the first place. But his achievement is even greater: he positions the quake's significance along the earth's geological timeline and shows the effect it had on the rest of twentieth-century California and American history. A Crack in the Edge of the World is the definitive account of the San Francisco earthquake. It is also a fascinating exploration of a legendary event that changed the way we look at the planet on which we live.
When Good Science Won But It Wasn T Easy
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Author : Robert Olson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-28
When Good Science Won But It Wasn T Easy written by Robert Olson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-28 with categories.
The California Earthquake Of April 18 1906
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Author : California State Earthquake Investig
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
The California Earthquake Of April 18 1906 written by California State Earthquake Investig and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
This official report on the devastating earthquake that struck San Francisco and the surrounding region in 1906 offers a detailed and sobering account of one of the worst natural disasters in American history. With eyewitness accounts, scientific analysis, and insights into the social and economic consequences of the quake, this book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of California, seismology, or disaster response. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Big One
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Author : George Pararas-Carayann
language : en
Publisher: Forbes Press
Release Date : 2001-03
The Big One written by George Pararas-Carayann and has been published by Forbes Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03 with History categories.
A book about earthquakes--how, when, and where the next big one may strike.
After The Ruins 1906 And 2006
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Author : Mark Klett
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2006
After The Ruins 1906 And 2006 written by Mark Klett and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Art categories.
A collection of essays accompany this collection of photos of San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake and fire, juxtaposed with photos of the city today.
Magnitude 8
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Author : Philip L. Fradkin
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1999-10-29
Magnitude 8 written by Philip L. Fradkin and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-10-29 with Nature categories.
A "superb cautionary tale (that) should be required reading for every Californian" (Mike Davis, author of "City of Quartz"), "Magnitude 8" reaches beyond the earthshaking moment to examine the mythology, culture, social implications, politics, and science of earthquakes. Map.