Recommended reading list for new B.C. NDP cabinet

Thursday, July 20, 2017 | By Lindsay Cashin

The Georgia Straight quoted two UBC professors in an article that recommends a reading list for Premier John Horgan’s NDP cabinet.

Civil professor Perry Adebar is quoted in the book Full Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest, by science reporter Sandi Doughton, about earthquake preparation in the region. On page 191, Prof. Adebar says “You’ve got people with million-dollar condos who have no idea the building they live in is very susceptible to being damaged or potentially collapsing in an earthquake.”

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