¡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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Reddy, Elizabeth, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press [2023]
Edition:1st ed
Series:Engineering Studies
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009762681706719
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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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (214 pages)
ISBN:9780262374385
9780262374378