Mitigation and Financing of Seismic Risks: Turkish and International Perspectives (Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Contributors: Paul R. Kleindorfer (Editor); Murat R. Sertel (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 31, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780792370987
Subjects: Insurance; Finance; Earthquakes; Economics Of Special Subjects; Seismology; Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Engineering - Civil; Business/Economics; Economic aspects; Geophysics; Business & Economics / Finance; Earth Sciences - Geology; Economics - General; Turkey; Congresses; Earthquake hazard analysis
First sentence: In this introduction to the Proceedings of the NATO Workshop on Mitigation and Financing of Earthquake Risks, we wish to draw attention to some of the key concerns that any program directed at reducing the risks or the costs of seismic events will have to confront.