This book explores the nature of the earthquake hazard and the availability of insurance and reports on a longitudinal study of homeowners in four California counties to chart their growing concern with earthquakes.
This book describes Japanese earthquakes and United States earthquakes and presents the study of human response to earthquake hazards. It discusses risk perception about earthquakes, government policies, and adoption of earthquake mitigation measures in these countries.
South Florida is frequently cited as the part of the United State of America as most susceptible to the devastation accompanying sea level rise. Are people living at particular risk from sea level rise aware of this risk and more open to new information about climate change?