Illusions of safety
culture and earthquake hazard response in California and Japan
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Author
Contributions
- Carroll, John. - Contributor
Publication
1998 - Westview Press, Boulder, Colo, Colorado
Language
English
Word Count
29,750 words, Guess
Page Count
119 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL703798M
- ISBN-100813334527
- OCLC Control Number38150372
- OCLC Control Numberillusionsofsafet0000palm
- Library of Congress Control Number97053186
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- Goodreads4187437
Classifications
- DDC363.34/958/0952
- LCCHV555.U62 C36 1998
Description
Illusions of Safety surveys the cultural influences on responses to earthquake risk in both the United States and Japan. The attitudes of Japanese and Californian respondents are compared and analyzed for their shaping of individual responses to earthquakes. Survey responses and the authors' firsthand experience of the reactions to the Kobe, Japan, earthquake in 1995 and the Northridge, California, earthquake are presented and show that the Japanese generally prefer a communal approach to earthquake response whereas Americans (more specifically Californians) place more emphasis on household self-sufficiency. The authors examine how these reactions influence public policy for earthquake preparedness and response in each country.
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