Assessing and Managing Earthquake Risk: Geo-scientific and Engineering Knowledge for Earthquake Risk Mitigation: developments, tools, techniques

✍ Scribed by C. S. Oliveira, A. Roca, X. Goula (auth.), Carlos Sousa Oliveira, Antoni Roca, Xavier Goula (eds.)

Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Leaves: 561
Series: Geotechnical, Geological And Earthquake Engineering 2
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book points out the need of a multidisciplinary approach in the field of risk assessment and management. It provides an overview of the problems, approaches and common practices directly related to earthquake risk mitigation and, in particular, to the preparation of earthquake emergency plans. Written by a team of specialists from different disciplines, the authors worked together extensively in order to create unity and continuity in the text as a whole. Each topic is illustrated with examples of actual applications taken from the bibliography – including websites with available relevant information. Case studies and information on some relevant international projects are given.
Audience
This work will be of interest to students and professionals with a basic education in geology, geophysics, geotechnical and civil engineering, system analysis, geography and architecture. It can be used as a textbook for a specialized post-graduate course on the topic.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XXV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Assessing and Managing Earthquake Risk. An Introduction....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Overview on Earthquake Hazard Assessment - Methods and New Trends....Pages 15-46
Observation, Characterization and Prediction Of Strong Ground Motion....Pages 47-66
Local Site Effects and Microzonation....Pages 67-89
Site-City Interaction....Pages 91-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Vulnerability Assessment Of Dwelling Buildings....Pages 115-134
Vulnerability Assessment Of Historical Buildings....Pages 135-158
Experimental Techniques For Assessment Of Dynamic Behaviour Of Buildings....Pages 159-183
Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Of Lifelines....Pages 185-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Damage Scenarios and Damage Evaluation....Pages 213-237
Urban System Exposure to Natural Disasters: An Integrated Approach....Pages 239-260
Response Of Hospital Systems....Pages 261-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Building Against Earthquakes....Pages 287-308
Industrial Facilities....Pages 309-322
Early Warning and Rapid Damage Assessment....Pages 323-338
Technical Emergency Management....Pages 339-368
Civil Protection Management....Pages 369-384
Earthquake Risk and Insurance....Pages 385-402
Strengthening and Repairing Earthquake Damaged Structures....Pages 403-426
Advanced Techniques in Modelling, Response and Recovery....Pages 427-448
Front Matter....Pages 449-449
Seismic Loss Scenarios Based on Hazard Disaggregation. Application to the Metropolitan Region of Lisbon, Portugal....Pages 449-462
Loss Scenarios For Regional Emergency Plans: Application to Catalonia, Spain....Pages 463-478
Risk-Ue Project: An Advanced Approach to Earthquake Risk Scenarios With Application to Different European Towns....Pages 479-508
Back Matter....Pages 509-541

✦ Subjects

Geophysics/Geodesy; Geotechnical Engineering; Physical Geography; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Human Geography

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