Active Tectonics:

Impact on Society

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Size: 280 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1986

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Geophysics Study Committee,
Geophysics Research Forum,
National Research Council
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Over 250,000 people were killed in the Tangshan, China earthquake of 1976, and other less active tectonic processes can disrupt river channels or have a grave impact on repositories of radioactive wastes. Since tectonic processes can be critical to many ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Contents	xiii-xiv	(skim)
Overview and Recommendations	3-19	(skim)
1. Active Tectonics Along the Western Continental Margin of the Conterminous United States	20-29	(skim)
2. Epeirogenic and Intraplate Movements	30-44	(skim)
3. Evaluation of Active Faulting and Associated Hazards	45-62	(skim)
4. Active Faults Related to Folding	63-79	(skim)
5. Alluvial River Response to Active Tectonics	80-94	(skim)
6. Coastal Tectonics	95-124	(skim)
7. Tectonic Geomorphology of Escarpments and Mountain Fronts	125-135	(skim)
8. Investigation of Active Tectonics: Use of Surficial Earth Processes	136-147	(skim)
9. Seismological and Paleoseismological Techniques of Research in Active Tectonics	148-154	(skim)
10. Geodetic Measurement of Active-Tectonic Processes	155-163	(skim)
11. Near-Field Tectonic Geodesy	164-180	(skim)
12. Morphologic Dating and Modeling Degradation of Fault Scarps	181-194	(skim)
13. Dating Methods	195-214	(skim)
14. Seismic Hazards: New Trends in Analysis Using Geologic Data	215-230	(skim)
15. Volcanoes: Tectonic Setting and Impact on Society	231-246	(skim)
16. Volcanic Hazard Assessment for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste	247-260	(skim)
Index	261-266	(skim)

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Over 250,000 people were killed in the Tangshan, China earthquake of 1976, and other less active tectonic processes can disrupt river channels or have a grave impact on repositories of radioactive wastes. Since tectonic processes can be critical to many human activities, the Geophysics Study Committee Panel on Active Tectonics has presented an evaluation of the current state of knowledge about tectonic events, which include not only earthquakes but volcanic eruptions and similar events. This book addresses three main topics: the tectonic processes and their rates, methods of identifying and evaluating active tectonics, and the effects of active tectonics on society.

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Impact on Society

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