Section: BooksTitle: The Economic consequences of a catastrophic earthquake : proceedings of a Forum, August 1 and 2, 1990 / [organized by] the Committee on Earthquake Engineering of the Division of Natural Hazard MitigationPublication: Washington : National Academy Press, 1992Physical description: XX, 182 p. : il. ; 23 cmNotes: Sumario: What is known about seismic risk nationally? -- What are likely categories of loss and damage? -- Overview of economic research on earthquake consequences -- Differential impact of earthquake events -- Resource shifts following a catastrophic earthquake -- The "Ripple efect" -- How do current relief policies affect recovery efforts?Materia / lugar / evento: TerremotosGeodinámica internaEstados UnidosAspectos económicosOther categories: 841.1Standard numbers: ISBN 0-309-04639-4Rights: In Copyright (InC)Referencias externas: