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Smits, Gregory, (1960-)

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When the Earth roars : = lessons from the history of earthquakes in Japan

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	When the Earth roars :/ Gregory Smits.
Reminder of title:	lessons from the history of earthquakes in Japan
Author:	Smits, Gregory,
Published:	Lanham :Rowman & Littlefield, : 2014,
Description:	xv, 209 pages :illustrations, maps ;24 cm.
[NT 15003449]:	Setting the stage -- Early modern earthquakes and their modern relevance -- Nbi and Great Kant? -- Prewar tsunamigenic earthquakes in the northeast -- Prediction to forecasting, attempting to outsmart the earth in postwar Japan -- Conclusions.
Subject:	Earthquakes - History. - Japan -
Online resource:	http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ndhu/detail.action?docID=1657092
ISBN:	9781442220096 (cloth : alk. paper)

When the Earth roars : = lessons from the history of earthquakes in Japan
Smits, Gregory,1960-

When the Earth roars :lessons from the history of earthquakes in Japan[electronic resource] /Gregory Smits. - Lanham :Rowman & Littlefield,2014 - xv, 209 pages :illustrations, maps ;24 cm. - Asia/pacific/perspectives.. - Asia/pacific/perspectives..

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-203) and index.

Setting the stage -- Early modern earthquakes and their modern relevance -- Nbi and Great Kant? -- Prewar tsunamigenic earthquakes in the northeast -- Prediction to forecasting, attempting to outsmart the earth in postwar Japan -- Conclusions.

"Among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, Japan has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. However, despite advances in earthquake-related safety technologies and the deep imprint that seismic activity has made on Japanese society, the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami were tremendously destructive. Tracing the history of earthquakes in Japan, Gregory Smits identifies a cycle of overconfidence and unreasonable expectations with roots as far back as the 1830 Kyoto Earthquake. The author argues that the events of March 11, 2011, and its aftermath are but the latest example of this all-too-human cycle of overconfidence, exacerbated by fading attention to the risks of known natural hazards as time passes. The first sustained historical analysis of destructive earthquakes and tsunamis, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Japan, natural disasters, seismology, and environmental history"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9781442220096 (cloth : alk. paper)Subjects--Topical Terms:

2138061
Earthquakes
--History.--Japan

LC Class. No.: QE537.2.J3 / S543 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 551.220952

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