¡Alerta! by Elizabeth Reddy - ISBN: 9780262545518
Paperback
Sirens offer hope against earthquakes, but can we trust them?

¡Alerta!

Engineering on Shaky Ground

  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    23 May 2023

Summary

A lively account of a controversial technology developed to mitigate earthquake risk and change how we live with threatening environments.

The Sistema de Alerta Sismica Mexicano is the world’s oldest public earthquake early warning system. Given the unpredictability of earthquakes, the technology was designed to give the people of Mexico City more than a minute to prepare before the next big quake hits. How does this kind of environmental monitoring technology get built in the first p…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262545518
ISBN-10:0262545519
Author:Elizabeth Reddy
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:23 May 2023
Weight:369g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Elizabeth Reddy

Elizabeth Reddy is Assistant Professor of Engineering, Design, & Society at the Colorado School of Mines, with a joint appointment in Geophysics.

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