Illusions of Safety : Culture and Earthquake Hazard Response in the California and Japan
Illusions of Safety : Culture and Earthquake Hazard Response in the California and Japan
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Author(s): Palm, Risa
ISBN No.: 9780813334523
Pages: 136
Year: 199801
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 151.53
Status: Out Of Print

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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