The Influence of Islam on the Assessment of Earthquake Hazards and Seismic Risk

Thomas R. Paradise

Department of Geosciences and the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR USA.

DOI: 10.4236/ojer.2012.11001                

Abstract

The article has been retracted due to the investigation of complaints received against it. The paper is withdrawn due to paper duplication which has been published by the author years before. This paper published in Vol.1 No.1 1-12 (pages), 2012, has been removed from this site.

Keywords

Earthquakes; Risk Perception; Earthquake Hazards; Seismic Risk; Islam; Agadir; Morocco

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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