The Wenchuan earthquake of 2008
Subtitle: anatomy of a disaster
By: Chen Yong, David C. Booth
Contributors: Booth, David C.
Publisher: Science Press; Springer
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Beijing; Heidelberg [Germany]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9787030307842; 9783642211584; 9783642211591
Subjects: Wenchuan Earthquake, China, 2008; Earthquakes; Seismology; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Wenchuan earthquake; title: Seismological features; title: Prediction efforts prior to the Wenchuan earthquake; title: Seismic hazard and risk assessment; title: Emergency response and rescue; title: Reconstruction of Wenchuan; title: Appendices.