Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake
Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1994-02-01

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0309050308

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The Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco area on October 17, 1989, causing 63 deaths and $10 billion worth of damage. This book reviews existing research on the Loma Prieta quake and draws from it practical lessons that could be applied to other earthquake-prone areas of the country. The volume contains seven keynote papers presented at a symposium on the earthquake and includes an overview written by the committee offering recommendations to improve seismic safety and earthquake awareness in parts of the country susceptible to earthquakes.

Loma Prieta
Loma Prieta

Author: Francisco X. Alarcón

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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Some of these poems first appeared as Quake Poems ... in an effort by the author and Christopher Funkhouser to raise Earthquake Relief funds.

The Leftmost City: Power and Progressive Politics in Santa Cruz
The Leftmost City: Power and Progressive Politics in Santa Cruz

Author: Richard Gendron

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010-09

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 1458781704

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Almost all US cities are controlled by real estate and development interests, but Santa Cruz, California, is a deviant case. An unusual coalition of socialist-feminists, environmentalists, social-welfare liberals, and neighborhood activists has st...