¡Alerta! : engineering on shaky ground /

"The author builds on insights developed from observations of Mexico's earthquake early warning system, Sistema de Alerta Sísmica Mexicano, to show how particular social and physical conditions animate the design, maintenance, and use of environmental monitoring technologies, and how they...

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Main Author: Reddy, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
Series:Engineering studies series.
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Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:"The author builds on insights developed from observations of Mexico's earthquake early warning system, Sistema de Alerta Sísmica Mexicano, to show how particular social and physical conditions animate the design, maintenance, and use of environmental monitoring technologies, and how they shape where, when, and for whom these technologies manage risk"--
Item Description:MIT Press Direct Books Open Access
Physical Description:1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780262374385
0262374382
9780262374378
0262374374
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/14328.001.0001