Acts of God, Acts of Man: How Humans Turn Natural Hazards into Disasters

Author: Sieh, Kerry

Published in: Engineering and Science, Volume 63, Number 4, 2000, pp. 8-17

Part of: Engineering and Science, Volume 63:4, 2000

Item Category: Feature Articles

Persistent URL: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:63.4.Disasters

Abstract

Earthquakes, tsunamis, and landslides may be unpredictable, but the places where they are likely to occur are not. We now know where not to build, but will we?

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