Active Faults of the World
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Active Faults of the World

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Active Faults of the World

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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.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781139368025
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Active Faults of the World
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface: Introduction and historical perspective
  7. 1: Methods and background
  8. 2: Alaska, Canada, Cascadia, and Eastern North America
  9. 3: San Andreas system and Basin and Range
  10. 4: Caribbean Plate and Middle America subduction zone
  11. 5: South America
  12. 6: Africa, Arabia, and Western Europe
  13. 7: Eastern Mediterranean, the Caucasus, and the Middle East
  14. 8: India, the Himalaya, Mainland China, and Central Asia
  15. 9: Japan and the Western Pacific
  16. 10: Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands
  17. References
  18. Index