| Title | Peru’s Five-Hundred-Year Earthquake: Vulnerability in Historical Context |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 1994 |
| Authors | Oliver-Smith, Anthony, and Ann Varley |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
| City | Chichester |
| ISBN Number | 978-0-471-94993-0 |
| Abstract | A compilation of research-based essays within a political economy framework concerned with assessing the prediction, control and management of natural disasters in vulnerable Third World countries. Focuses on mitigating suffering and economic and environmental loss by sustainable control, appropriate forecasting and impact reduction measures. Includes first-hand accounts from disaster workers and academic researchers. |