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Active Tectonics: Impact on Society

By National Research Council , Mathematics , and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences , Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences , Geophysics Study Committee , Geophysics Research Forum

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
1986
ISBN
0309036380, 9780309036382
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15611849 bytes)
Series
Studies in Geophysics
Pages
280\281
Time added
2017-04-08 20:32:10
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Description

Over 250,000 people were killed in the Tangshan, China earthquake of 1976, and other less active tectonic processes can disrupt river channels or have a grave impact on repositories of radioactive wastes. Since tectonic processes can be critical to many human activities, the Geophysics Study Committee Panel on Active Tectonics has presented an evaluation of the current state of knowledge about tectonic events, which include not only earthquakes but volcanic eruptions and similar events. This book addresses three main topics: the tectonic processes and their rates, methods of identifying and evaluating active tectonics, and the effects of active tectonics on society.

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