Earthquakes and coseismic surface faulting on the Iranian plateau : a historical, social and physical approach
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Earthquakes and coseismic surface faulting on the Iranian plateau : a historical, social and physical approach
（Developments in earth surface processes, 17）
Elsevier, 2014
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 629-699) and index
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Description
Earthquakes and Coseismic Surface Faulting on the Iranian Plateau is a comprehensive and well-illustrated multi-disciplinary research work that analyzes the human and physical aspects of the active faults and large-magnitude earthquakes since ancient times on the Iranian Plateau. The long-term historical, archaeological, and sociological record of earthquakes discussed here gives insight into earthquake magnitudes, recurrences, fault segmentation, clustering, and patterns of coseismic ruptures from prehistoric times to the present. The first part of the book examines oral traditions and literature of the region concerned with earthquakes, particularly in folklore, epic literature, and theology. The second part assesses dynamic phenomena associated with earthquakes, including active tectonics, archaeoseismicity, and coseismic surface faulting throughout the twentieth century.
This work is a valuable technical survey and an essential reference for understanding seismic hazard analysis and earthquake risk minimization in earthquake-prone developing and developed countries throughout the world.
Table of Contents
- PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One: Earthquake Hazard Warning in Oral Tradition and Literature on the Iranian Plateau1. Place Names and Linguistic Traces Referring to Pre-Historic Earthquakes
- Earthquake Hazard Warning in Oral Traditions2. Earthquake Myths3. Earthquakes and Religious Thoughts4. Ancient Earthquake Theories5. Earthquake Folklores and Legends6. Earthquakes in Epic Literature7. Earthquake Poems and Chronogrammatic Verses8. Earthquake Related InscriptionsPart Two: Dynamic Phenomena Associated with the Earthquakes on the Iranian Plateau9. Active Tectonics and Geologic Setting of the Iranian Plateau10. Archaeoseismicity11. Pre-1900 Coseismic Surface Faulting12. 1900-1963 Coseismic Surface Faulting13. 1964-1997 Coseismic Surface Faulting14. 1998-2013 Coseismic Surface Faulting15. Coseismic Blind-Fault Related Flexural-Slip Folding and Faulting at the Surface16. Patterns of the Historical Earthquake Ruptures on the Iranian Plateau17. Earthquake History of the Iranian PlateauReferences
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