Earthquake Risk Management
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Earthquake Risk Reduction
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Author : David J. Dowrick
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2003-09-12
Earthquake Risk Reduction written by David J. Dowrick and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-12 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Encompassing theory and field experience, this book covers all the main subject areas in earthquake risk reduction, ranging from geology, seismology, structural and soil dynamics to hazard and risk assessment, risk management and planning, engineering and the architectural design of new structures and equipment. Earthquake Risk Reduction outlines individual national weaknesses that contribute to earthquake risk to people and property; calculates the seismic response of soils and structures, using the structural continuum 'Subsoil - Substructure - Superstructure - Non-structure'; evaluates the effectiveness of given designs and construction procedures for reducing casualties and financial losses; provides guidance on the key issue of choice of structural form; presents earthquake resistant designs methods for the four main structural materials - steel, concrete, reinforced masonry and timber - as well as for services equipment, plant and non-structural architectural components; contains a chapter devoted to problems involved in improving (retrofitting) the existing built environment. Compiled from the author's extensive professional experience in earthquake engineering, this key text provides an excellent treatment of the complex multidisciplinary process of earthquake risk reduction. This book will prove an invaluable reference and guiding tool to practicing civil and structural engineers and architects, researchers and postgraduate students in seismology, local governments and risk management officials.
Educational Facilities And Risk Management Natural Disasters
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Author : OECD
language : en
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Release Date : 2004-01-30
Educational Facilities And Risk Management Natural Disasters written by OECD and has been published by OECD Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-30 with categories.
Earthquakes and other natural disasters are unpredictable, and often deadly. In developed and developing countries alike, the cost in human life and infrastructure is very high. The danger to schools is of particular concern, given the concentration ...
Living Under The Threat Of Earthquakes
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Author : Jörn H. Kruhl
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-11-07
Living Under The Threat Of Earthquakes written by Jörn H. Kruhl and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-07 with Nature categories.
This book addresses earthquakes, with a special focus on the Ghorka earthquake, which struck parts of central Nepal in April 2015. Drawing on this disastrous event, it closely examines various aspects of earthquakes in contributions prepared by international experts. The topics covered include: the geological and geophysical background of seismicity; a detailed inventory of the damage done by the earthquake; effective damage prevention through earthquake-safe buildings and settlements; restoration options for world-heritage buildings; strategies for providing technical and medical relief and, lastly, questions associated with public life and economy in a high-risk seismic zone. Combining perspectives from various fields, the book presents the state of the art in all earthquake-related fields and outlines future approaches to risk identification, damage prevention, and disaster management in all parts of society, administration, and politics in Nepal. Beyond the specific disaster in Nepal, the findings presented here will have broader implications for how societies can best deal with disasters.
Assessing And Managing Earthquake Risk
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Author : Carlos Sousa Oliveira
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-12-04
Assessing And Managing Earthquake Risk written by Carlos Sousa Oliveira and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-04 with Science categories.
Table 1. 1 reports the world’s largest earthquakes since 1900 with respect to number of deaths (larger than or equal to 10 000), also showing the region of occurrence and the corresponding magnitudes. Both, from Figure 1. 2 and Table 1. 1 it is interesting to note that this period of time is characterized by an annual average of 15 000 deaths with two main fluctuations (modal values), the largest in the period 1900 to 1940 and another with a larger value in the decade of 1970-80. Figure 1. 2 shows the number of total deaths from the greatest earthquakes that occurred in the XX century. Although the number of victims has a tendency to decrease with time, the economic losses are increasing significantly (see Chapter 18 of this book). Table 1. 1. World earthquakes since 1900 with number of deaths greater than 10 000 Year Region Deaths Magnitude Year Region Deaths Magnitude 1905 India 19000 8. 6 1960 Agadir, Morocco 12000 5. 9 1906 Chile 20000 8. 6 1962 Iran 12000 7. 3 1907 Central Asia 12000 8. 1 1968 Iran 10000 7. 3 1908 Italy 70000 7. 5 1970 Yunnan, China 10000 7. 5 1915 Italy 29980 7. 5 1970 Peru 67000 7. 7 1917 Indonesia 15000 - 1972 Nicaragua 10000 6. 2 1918 China 10000 7. 3 1976 Guatemala 23000 7. 5 1920 China 220000 8. 5 1976 242000 7. 8 Tangshan, China 1923 Japon 142807 7. 9 1978 25000 7.
Earthquake Hazard And Seismic Risk Reduction
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Author : Serguei Balassanian
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-06-29
Earthquake Hazard And Seismic Risk Reduction written by Serguei Balassanian and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-29 with Science categories.
In 1998 Armenia was commemorating the tenth anniversary of the catastrophic Spitak earthquake. The Second International Conference on "Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction" sponsored by the Government of the Republic of Armenia and United Nation's International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (UN/IDNDR) was held in dedication to that event between 14-21 September (later referred to as Yerevan Conference). The Yerevan Conference has been organized by the National Survey for Seismic Protection (NSSP) of the Republic of Armenia. All level's decision-makers (from the ministers to the local authorities), politicians, scientists, leaders of the executive and legislative powers, psychologists, leading businessmen, representatives from the private sector and the media as well as from the International Organizations have been invited by the Armenian NSSP to take part in joint discussion of the Seismic Risk Reduction Problem for the first time in the history of such forums. Armenian NSSP's such initiative has been triggered by the experience of the Spitak earthquake and other disasters. They showed that it will be possible to reduce the risks, posed by the natural disaster, only through the common efforts of all the community in co-operation with the International institutions.
Financial Management Of Earthquake Risk
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Author : Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Financial Management Of Earthquake Risk written by Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Business & Economics categories.
This white paper provides an overview of the following: 1) how financial risk is managed in the residential, commercial, small business, lifelines and government sectors; 2) how risk can be reduced, transferred or avoided through the use of insurance, mortgages and capital market instruments; and 3) how earthquake engineering expertise fits into this process. The discussion should be useful for the following audiences: 1) engineering students and faculty in understanding different career options that use engineering knowledge; 2) practicing engineers in understanding how the information they provide to various clients is part of the larger process of financial risk management; and 3) financial managers in gaining a better understanding of how the financial and earthquake engineering communities are interrelated.
Urban Disaster Management
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Author : Ana Lorena Montoya Morales
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Urban Disaster Management written by Ana Lorena Montoya Morales and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Earthquake hazard analysis categories.
Earthquake Disasters
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Author : Jiuping Xu
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-09-26
Earthquake Disasters written by Jiuping Xu and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-26 with Nature categories.
This book explores practices and approaches on pre-disaster prevention and post-disaster reconstruction for vulnerable countries and areas enhancing earthquake disaster resilience. Destructive earthquakes have frequently occurred in urban or rural areas around the world, causing severe damage on human societies. Pre-earthquake prevention and post-earthquake reconstruction effect the disaster resilience building and long-term development of the affected communities and areas. In recent years, researchers from around the world have made a lot of efforts to study on the theme ‘earthquake disaster prevention and reconstruction’. The chapters in this edited volume contribute to the literature of earthquake disaster research from scientific, social and institutional aspects. These interdisciplinary studies mainly focus on human and policy dimensions of earthquake disaster, such as earthquake risk mitigation, social-physical resilience building, resilience capability assessment, healthcare surge capacity, house reconstruction, the roles of schools, households, civil societies and public participation in earthquake disaster prevention and reconstruction. The authors come from several counties, including China, Bangladesh, Iran, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Indonesia, covering the cases from those countries prone to earthquakes. These nine distinctive chapters have been elaborately selected and integrated from the international, ranked, peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Hazards.
Earthquake Risk Management
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Earthquake Risk Management written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Buildings categories.
Earthquake Hazard Risk And Disasters
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Author : Rasoul Sorkhabi
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2014-06-16
Earthquake Hazard Risk And Disasters written by Rasoul Sorkhabi and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-16 with Science categories.
Earthquake Hazard, Risk, and Disasters presents the latest scientific developments and reviews of research addressing seismic hazard and seismic risk, including causality rates, impacts on society, preparedness, insurance and mitigation. The current controversies in seismic hazard assessment and earthquake prediction are addressed from different points of view. Basic tools for understanding the seismic risk and to reduce it, like paleoseismology, remote sensing, and engineering are discussed. - Contains contributions from expert seismologists, geologists, engineers and geophysicists selected by a world-renowned editorial board - Presents the latest research on seismic hazard and risk assessment, economic impacts, fatality rates, and earthquake preparedness and mitigation - Includes numerous illustrations, maps, diagrams and tables addressing earthquake risk reduction - Features new insights and reviews of earthquake prediction, forecasting and early warning, as well as basic tools to deal with earthquake risk