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Book The San Francisco Bay Area   On Shaky Ground

Download or read book The San Francisco Bay Area On Shaky Ground written by Jeanne B. Perkins and published by . This book was released on 1987-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book On Shaky Ground

Download or read book On Shaky Ground written by Jeanne B. Perkins and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The San Francisco Bay Area    on Shaky Ground

Download or read book The San Francisco Bay Area on Shaky Ground written by Association of Bay Area Governments and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The San Francisco Bay Area   On Shaky Ground

Download or read book The San Francisco Bay Area On Shaky Ground written by Jeanne B. Perkins and published by . This book was released on 1998-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book On Shaky Ground

Download or read book On Shaky Ground written by Association of Bay Area Governments and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book On Shaky Ground  supplement

Download or read book On Shaky Ground supplement written by Jeanne B. Perkins and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cartographies of Danger

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  • Author : Mark Monmonier
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2008-04-15
  • ISBN : 9780226534299
  • Pages : 363 pages

Download or read book Cartographies of Danger written by Mark Monmonier and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No place is perfectly safe, but some places are more dangerous than others. Whether we live on a floodplain or in "Tornado Alley," near a nuclear facility or in a neighborhood poorly lit at night, we all co-exist uneasily with natural and man-made hazards. As Mark Monmonier shows in this entertaining and immensely informative book, maps can tell us a lot about where we can anticipate certain hazards, but they can also be dangerously misleading. California, for example, takes earthquakes seriously, with a comprehensive program of seismic mapping, whereas Washington has been comparatively lax about earthquakes in Puget Sound. But as the Northridge earthquake in January 1994 demonstrated all too clearly to Californians, even reliable seismic-hazard maps can deceive anyone who misinterprets "known fault-lines" as the only places vulnerable to earthquakes. Important as it is to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers that we have to cope with on a daily basis. Hazard-zone maps highlight these more insidious hazards and raise awareness about them among planners, local officials, and the public. With the help of many maps illustrating examples from all corners of the United States, Monmonier demonstrates how hazard mapping reflects not just scientific understanding of hazards but also perceptions of risk and how risk can be reduced. Whether you live on a faultline or a coastline, near a toxic waste dump or an EMF-generating power line, you ignore this book's plain-language advice on geographic hazards and how to avoid them at your own peril. "No one should buy a home, rent an apartment, or even drink the local water without having read this fascinating cartographic alert on the dangers that lurk in our everyday lives. . . . Who has not asked where it is safe to live? Cartographies of Danger provides the answer."—H. J. de Blij, NBC News "Even if you're not interested in maps, you're almost certainly interested in hazards. And this book is one of the best places I've seen to learn about them in a highly entertaining and informative fashion."—John Casti, New Scientist

Book Third Street Light Rail Project  Transportation Improvements  San Francisco

Download or read book Third Street Light Rail Project Transportation Improvements San Francisco written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1084 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Reducing Earthquake Losses

Download or read book Reducing Earthquake Losses written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Cultural History of the Radical Sixties in the San Francisco Bay Area

Download or read book A Cultural History of the Radical Sixties in the San Francisco Bay Area written by Anthony Ashbolt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The San Francisco Bay Area was a meeting point for radical politics and counterculture in the 1960s. Until now there has been little understanding of what made political culture here unique. This work explores the development of a regional culture of radicalism in the Bay Area, one that underpinned both political protest and the counterculture.

Book South Bay Water Recycling Program  San Jose

Download or read book South Bay Water Recycling Program San Jose written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Santa Clara County  California

Download or read book Santa Clara County California written by Jacquelyn Freeberg and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: