Societal impacts.
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TextLanguage: ENG Series: Article (University of Delaware. Disaster Research Center) ; 267Publication details: 1994Description: [11] leavesSubject: The Northridge earthquake illustrates the immense potential for damage and social disruption that earthquakes present. It also provides a natural laboratory in which social scientisits can obtain important information on the social impacts earthquakes produce. This report presents general information on selected earthquake impacts; discusses activities that were undertaken by public- and private-sector organizations to cope with the disruption the earthquake caused; and examines initial plans and programs adopted by the City of Los Angeses to facilitate recovery
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Reprinted from The Northridge, California earthquake of January 17, 1994 : general reconnaissance report
The Northridge earthquake illustrates the immense potential for damage and social disruption that earthquakes present. It also provides a natural laboratory in which social scientisits can obtain important information on the social impacts earthquakes produce. This report presents general information on selected earthquake impacts; discusses activities that were undertaken by public- and private-sector organizations to cope with the disruption the earthquake caused; and examines initial plans and programs adopted by the City of Los Angeses to facilitate recovery
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