TY - BOOK AU - Palm, Risa AU - Hodgson, Michael E TI - After a California earthquake SN - 9780226644998 U1 - 368.122 PY - 1992/// CY - Chiago PB - The University of Chicago Press KW - Earthquake insurance -- California KW - Earthquakes -- Economic aspects -- California. KW - Homeowners -- California -- Attitudes N1 - 1 Earthquake Hazards and Preparedness Economic Exposure to Earthquake Risk Mitigation Measures The Adoption of Precautions Judgment and Risk Behavior Summary 2 Earthquake Insurance The Nature and History of Earthquake Insurance 3Earthquake Insurance Purchase Decision Summary Property in California 4Nature of Residential Property Property Values Summary Results of the Pre-Loma Prieta Study Summary of Findings Unanswered Questions 5 Instirance Purchase and Risk Expected Purchase Patterns Research Hypotheses Summary 6 Study Design The Loma Prieta Earthquake Research Questions Study Design The Advisory Committee Resurvey of Households Summary 7 After the Earthquake: Changes in Attitudes and Behavior General Patterns Experience with the Loma Prieta Earthquake Other Mitigation Activities Reasons for Not Purchasing Insurance Attitudes toward Future Earthquakes Summary 8 Changes and Stability in Attitudes and Behavion The Individual Behavior and Attitude Change Behavior and Attitude Stability: 1989 to 1990 Summary 9 Locational Analysis « Geographic Knowledge Damage Experience and Geographic Knowledge Insurance Adoption and Geographic Location Conclusions 10 The Effects of Experience: Implications for Policy and Further Investigation Earthquake Experience and Changes in Attitudes and Behavior Implications for Policy Implications of 1990 California Insurance Legislation A Final Word ER -