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In a media interview in January 2010, scientist Robert Yeats sounded the alarm on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as an 'earthquake time bomb', a region at critical risk of major seismic activity. One week later, a catastrophic earthquake struck the city, leaving over 100,000 dead and triggering a humanitarian crisis. In this timely study, Yeats sheds new light on other earthquake hotspots around the world and the communities at risk. He examines these seismic threats in the context of recent cultural history, including economic development, national politics and international conflicts. Descriptions of emerging seismic resilience plans from some cities provide a more hopeful picture. Essential reading for policy-makers, infrastructure and emergency planners, scientists, students and anyone living in the shadow of an earthquake, this book raises the alarm so that we can protect our vulnerable cities before it's too late.
Earthquake Time Bombs, by Robert Yeats- Amazon Sales Rank: #381703 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-11-30
- Released on: 2015-11-03
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review "This book highlights the appalling reality of the threat to the world's growing population that is exposed to earthquakes, especially those concentrated in vulnerable megacities. The recent calamities of the earthquakes in Haiti and Nepal are simply foretastes of what is to come, unless decisive action is taken. It is written by someone perhaps uniquely qualified to do so: an earthquake scientist whose long and personal engagement with many of the cities he writes about is accompanied by an extremely well informed, up-to-date and widely respected grasp of his subject. It is written in an easy semi-populist, non-technical style that will make it accessible to non-specialists, but with the completely convincing authority and balance that accompanies an author who is utterly confident and secure in his knowledge. It is an impressive achievement to distil decades of global scientific effort into a compelling narrative and call to action." James Jackson, University of Cambridge"An excellent and very timely book! Professor Yeats places the disaster potential of urban earthquakes within a varied context of history, local culture, public planning and politics, in a comparative manner. He presents a massive amount of information in a clear, concise, and readable style, which will be of interest to anyone working on mitigating the urban earthquake risk on a global scale. The book is also a must-read for policymakers, city administrators, risk managers, emergency planners, scientists and students." Mustafa Erdik, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul"In Earthquake Time Bombs, Yeats provides the proverbial wake-up call for earthquake-prone major cities around the world. History, politics, economics, and seismology are interwoven in order to demonstrate the unique challenges each city faces, as well as the lessons to be shared with the others. This book should be required reading for both public and private sector leaders in these cities, heads of international development agencies and multinational corporations, students and practitioners of earthquake science and engineering, and others who may implement existing solutions or develop innovative approaches for diffusing at least some of these bombs before it's too late." Mark Benthien, Director of Communication, Education and Outreach, Southern California Earthquake Center, and Global Coordinator, Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills
About the Author Robert Yeats is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Geological Society of America. He is senior consultant and partner in Earth Consultants International, an international firm focusing on earthquake hazards, and also an Emeritus Professor at Oregon State University, where an endowed professorship has been named in his honour. He has decades of experience in earthquake geology worldwide, including acting as chair of an active fault working group of the International Lithosphere Program for several years and writing four previous books: Geology of Earthquakes (with Kerry Sieh and Clarence R. Allen), Living with Earthquakes in California, Living with Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest, and Active Faults of the World.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. should be a must-read By She Treads Softly Earthquake Time Bombs by Robert Yeats is a very highly recommended look at the disaster potential of earthquakes impacting major urban areas today. It certainly should be a must-read for anyone involved with making policy or charged with providing emergency services for urban areas that are at risk for a major earthquake.Yeats does a superb job in the presentation of the information to help make it accessible to everyone. Not only is it written in a easy to read style, including many diagrams and pictures to help illustrate the concepts, he has organized Earthquake Time Bombs into two parts and a conclusion. Part of this organization is so, if you aren't a novice to the basic science, you can skip the first part. "The first part provides a background in earthquakes and plate tectonics, including the concept of geologic time and an explanation of why we, as scientists, cannot tell you when the next huge earthquake will strike, or where. You can use this first part as a reference."Then the second part "describes several earthquake time bombs around the world, most of which you have heard of for reasons other than earthquakes, such as Caracas, Tehran, Jerusalem, or Kabul. Some of these time bombs are in unexpected places: Seattle, Los Angeles, Tokyo. Each of the time bomb chapters may be read on their own without going back to the explanatory Part I, although you may want to read the explanations as well as the descriptions of individual time bombs."It's a helpful way to organize the information. Although I read it straight through as written, I could have easily skipped the first section, as I already have a good, basic foundation in the science. After the information on the various cities which have been determined to be earthquake time bombs, Yeats provides references, in case you want to do more research on a specific city/region. He also has an index. As is my wont, I'm always pleased to see references and an index in my nonfiction.With the large populations in megacities today, preparedness is essential and should be taken seriously before the big one happens. Additionally, since earthquakes are not only locally devastating, but can instigate tsunamis which can cause even more destruction, the information is of global significance if a population center is near a coast.Disclosure: My Kindle edition was courtesy of Cambridge University Press, via Netgalley, for review purposes.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. good read but very basic I thought By shortstack1981 I have to admit I was a bit disappointed by Earthquake Time Bombs. I suppose when it comes to geology, I expect the popular science books on the subject to be more like John McPhee's. I gave this 4 stars because the author is an internationally respected scientist and expert and the references will keep me busy for months (I will probably read almost every one) but I expected just a bit more. It's a very good high-level read that should be on the bookshelves of emergency planners and seismologists all over the world. I do wonder why some locations were left out--for example the Caribbean chapter says little about the Lesser Antilles Subduction Zone and nothing about the Septentrional fault system that crosses northern Haiti and Dominican Republic. Very little was also said about intraplate quakes, Memphis, TN could be as much of a "timebomb" as Portland OR.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Detailed Overview of Worldwide Earthquakes By Conny “The next great earthquake will be a disaster, but failing to prepare for it will lead to a catastrophe,” Robert Yeats writes in the introduction of his book, Earthquake Time Bombs.~ What ~This three-hundred-and-sixty-one-page hardbound targets those interested in an in-depth study of earthquake faults and what a major earthquake in their areas could do to the infrastructure as it relates to mankind.After acknowledgments and an introduction, the book is divided into three sections, followed by references, and an index. While the first part discusses earthquakes, plate tectonics, a primer, deep time, forecasting, and risks in megacities, the second part of the book contains the most information regarding specific regions and areas in the world while the final part relates to the future.With the main discussion covering specific cities or countries, documented earthquakes in California, the Pacific Northwest, Japan, New Zealand, Chile, and China show inadequate responses when they occurred to cities that were and are not well prepared such as Lisbon, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Tehran, Kabul, Lima, Caracas, Haiti, and Mexico City to name a few.The book concludes that there is a lot man can do to prevent injury, death, and destruction from an earthquake if we are better prepared.~ Why ~This is a detailed book that would work well for a term paper or thesis regarding the history of world earthquakes as well as what could be corrected when expecting the earth to shake. Since I experienced the Sylmar 1971 earthquake and now live in Oregon near the Cascadia subduction zone, I not only remembered the devastation but also am leery of what could happen to my current home and town.~ Why Not ~Expecting more photographs of past earthquakes and their damage, I was a little disappointed that the book focuses more on what effects, resilience, and recommendations to consider for the “big one” that could happen at any minute. As stated above, it is more of a technical read for educators than a book about the devastation from a layperson’s viewpoint.~ Who ~Having decades of research and experience in earthquake geology worldwide, Yeats has written five books on the topic. He is a senior consultant, partner, Emeritus professor, and chairperson who studies earthquakes and lives in the Pacific Northwest.~ Wish ~With it being so detailed and informative when it relates to the infrastructure, the book would be more interesting to the average reader if there were more photographs, charts, and maps.~ Want ~If you are looking for a textbook regarding the many earthquakes around the world and need a resource, this would make a good reference.Thanks to Bookpleasures and the publicist for offering this book to review for my honest opinion.
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