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Waiting for Disaster
Earthquake Watch in California
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About this book
Examines how the media reported a bulge on the San Andreas Fault in 1976, describes the impact on public opinion, and suggests ways to encourage earthquake preparedness
Examines how the media reported a bulge on the San Andreas Fault in 1976, describes the impact on public opinion, and suggests ways to encourage earthquake preparedness
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Yes, you can access Waiting for Disaster by Ralph H. Turner,Joanne M. Nigg,Denise Heller Paz in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Archaeology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents 1
- Acknowledgments
- PART ONE Background for the Investigation
- 1:A Bulge on the San Andreas Fault
- PART TWO Communicating the Threat
- 2:Crisis or Business as Usual? Government, Organizations, and the Media
- 3:The People Listen and Talk
- 4:But the People Won’t Wait
- 5:What Have They Learned After All?
- PART THREE From Hearing to Heeding
- 6:Are the People Really Con cerned?
- 7:Are They Looking Out for Themselves?
- 8:Let Government Do It
- 9:Support and Obstruction from the Grass Roots
- PART FOUR Odds and Ends
- 10:Understanding and Respect for Science
- 11:The Neighborhood Makes a Difference
- PART FIVE Stability and Change
- 12:Waiting and Looking for Omens
- 13:The Test of Time
- 14:A New Year’s Day Sur prise
- 15:Patterns of Change
- PART SIX Some Conclusions
- 16:Constructing the Social Meanings of Earthquake Threat
- Notes
- Index