Illusions of Safety

Culture and Earthquake Hazard Response in California and Japan

Risa Palm (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

120 Seiten

2021
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-15972-6 (ISBN)

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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.

1. Earthquake Hazards in Japan and the United States 2. Social and Behavioral Science and the Study of Human Response to Earthquake Hazards 3. Description of the Empirical Study 4. General Description of Respondents 5. Attitudinal Characteristics 6. Culture and Risk Perception 7. Adoption of Mitigation Measures 8. Beliefs about Government Aid and Public Policy Measures 9. Implications of this Research for Public Policy

Erscheinungsdatum	01.04.2020
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	244 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-367-15972-4 / 0367159724
ISBN-13	978-0-367-15972-6 / 9780367159726
Zustand	Neuware