The L.A. earthquake sourcebook /
"[C]ompilation of the latest knowledge and scientific data about earthquake preparedness and recovery by educational institutions, civic agencies and experts from a variety of fields ... includes illustrations and graphic imagery created by renowned designers and artists ... [and] a number of l...
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[Pasadena, Calif.] :
Designmatters, Art Center College of Design,
[2008]
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Richard Koshalek
- Preface / Antonio R. Villaraigosa
- Introduction / Mariana Amatullo
- Stories from the fault zone / by Judith Lewis
- Earthquake explorations in Southern California / by Susan Hough
- The "P-word" / by Thomas H. Jordan
- An eerie quiet on the Southern San Andreas : a profile of Lucile Jones / by Judith Lewis
- Preparing L.A. for potential earthquakes : applications of space technology / by Charles Elachi and Andrea Donnellan
- Excerpt from 'The folklore of earthquakes' / by Carey McWilliams
- Building for the big one / by Judith Lewis
- Excerpt from 'Annals of the former world' / by John McPhee
- Earthquakes are fabulous : an interview with Thom Mayne / by Dana Hutt
- Engineering from end to end : a new approach to modeling seismic activity : an interview with Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau and Dr. Paul Jennings / by Judith Lewis
- A comprehensive approach to earthquake engineering : lessons from Northridge and beyond : an interview with Susan Tubbesing / by Aileen Farnan Antonier
- The Field Act : building stronger schools / by Judith Lewis
- Visual essay / by Paul Rogers
- Preparing for the unthinkable / by Judith Lewis
- Excerpt from 'Los Angeles days' / by Joan Didion
- The cultural geographies of natural disasters / by Michael Dear
- Assessing preparedness : an interview with Linda Bourque / by Aileen Farnan Antonier
- How to succeed in disaster readiness : a profile of Richard McCarthy / by Aileen Farnan Antonier
- Earthquake disasters by design / by Dennis S. Mileti
- Bold leadership in crisis management : a call to action / by James Lee Witt
- Visual essay / by Christoph Niemann
- The longest second : the earthquake comes / by Judith Lewis
- 'When mother nature visits Southern California' / by David Hernandez
- Disaster research : studying collective behavior : a profile of Kathleen Tierney / by Aileen Farnan Antonier
- Excerpt from 'The L.A. quake' / by Lawrence Weschler
- The novelty of crises : how to prepare for the unprecedented / by Arnold M. Howeitt and Herman B. 'Dutch' Leonard
- Excerpt from 'Ask the dust' / by John Fante
- Communication : the weakest link : a profile of Ellis M. Stanley, Sr. / by Aileen Farnan Antonier
- Visual essay / by Ann Field Studio
- Aftermath : the resilient city on a quaking planet / by Judith Lewis
- Excerpt from 'As I remember' / by Arnold Genthe
- The social cascade : preserving communities after a disaster / by Judith Lewis with contributions by Richard L. Bernknopf, Mark Ghilarducci, and Anne M. Wein
- A place to live after the shaking stops / by Mary Comerio
- Reprint of 'When living on the edge becomes stark-naked reality' / by Carolyn See
- Shaken, not stirred : earthquakes and the culture of erasure / by David Ulin
- Designing the message : the challenge of the Los Angeles Earthquake : Get Ready Project in the studio / by Anne Burdick
- Intervention design and preparedness / by Sean Donahue
- 'A river in Egypt' : a graphic novel / by Martin Kaplan, with visuals by Darren Ragel
- The 7 steps to earthquake preparedness / from Dare to Prepare.