Active faults of the world / (Record no. 337859)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780521190855 (hardback)
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 551.8
Item number YEA.A
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Yeats, Robert S.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Active faults of the world /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Robert Yeats.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 621 p. :
Other physical details ill., maps ;
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. 501-599) and index.
505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Methods and background; 2. Introduction to North America: the Pacific-North America plate boundary; 3. San Andreas System and basin and range; 4. Caribbean Plate and Middle America subduction zone; 5. South America; 6. Africa, Arabia, and Western Europe; 7. Eastern Mediterranean, the Caucasus, and the Middle East; 8. India, the Himalaya, Mainland China, and Central Asia; 9. Japan and the Western Pacific; 10. Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands; References; Index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Providing the first worldwide survey of active earthquake faults, this book focuses on those described as 'seismic time bombs' - with the potential to destroy large cities in the developing world such as Port au Prince, Kabul, Tehran and Caracas. Leading international earthquake expert, Robert Yeats, explores both the regional and plate-tectonic context of active faults, providing the background for seismic hazard evaluation in planning large-scale projects such as nuclear power plants or hydroelectric dams. He also highlights work done in more advanced seismogenic countries like Japan, the United States, New Zealand and China, providing an important basis for upgrading building standards and other laws in developing nations. The book also explores the impact of major quakes on social development through history. It will form an accessible reference for analysts and consulting firms, and a convenient overview for academics and students of geoscience, geotechnical engineering and civil engineering, and land-use planning"--
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Active Faults of the World There is an ever increasing need for a better understanding of regional seismic hazards, particularly in developing parts of the world where major building projects are planned and there is a huge migration of people to large cities that are at risk from earthquakes. Disasters in recent times, such as the earthquakes in Japan and Haiti, are chilling proof of the dangers of building in active fault zones"--
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Faults (Geology)
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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        Dept. of Geology Dept. of Geology Processing Center 12/11/2019 1 551.8 YEA.A GEO4307 30/01/2023 19/08/2022 12/11/2019 Book