science, risk, & the politics of hazard mitigation Geschwind, Carl-Henry 1965- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. mdu Baltimore London Johns Hopkins University Press 2001 monographic eng

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xi, 348 p. Reactions to the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 -- Setting up a scientific infrastructure : seismology California style, 1910-1925 -- Bailey Willis and the promotion of earthquake safety in the mid-1920s -- Engineering a regulatory-state apparatus : seismic safety in the 1930s -- Earthquake experts and the Cold War state -- New initiatives for earthquake preparedness, 1964-1971 -- Seismic politics : responses to the San Fernando earthquake of 1971 -- Pushing prediction : establishment of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program -- The regulatory-state apparatus in action. Carl-Henry Geschwind. Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-316) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Earthquake hazard analysis California History Earthquakes California Safety measures History QE535.2.U6 G485 2001eb 363.34/95/09794 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10021514 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10021514 CaPaEBR 000725 ebr10021514