Articles liés à Human Casualties in Earthquakes: Progress in Modelling...

Human Casualties in Earthquakes: Progress in Modelling and Mitigation - Couverture rigide

Livre 7 sur 41: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
 
9789048194544: Human Casualties in Earthquakes: Progress in Modelling and Mitigation

Synopsis

Human Casualties in Earthquakes: Progress in Modelling and Mitigation

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Assessment of human casualties in earthquakes has become a topic of vital importance for national and urban authorities responsible for emergency provision, for the development of mitigation strategies and for the development of adequate insurance schemes. In the last few years important work has been carried out on a number of recent events (including earthquakes in Kocaeli, Turkey 1999, Niigata Japan, 2004, Sichuan, China 2008 and L'Aquila, Italy 2009) These events have created new and detailed casualty data, which has not until now been properly assembled and evaluated. This book draws the new evidence from recent events together with existing knowledge. It summarises current trends in the understanding of the factors influencing the numbers and types of casualties in earthquakes; it offers methods to incorporate this understanding into the estimation of losses in future events in different parts of the world; it discusses ways in which pre-event mitigation activity and post-event emergency management can reduce the toll of casualties in future events; and it identifies future research needs.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9789400734784: Human Casualties in Earthquakes: Progress in Modelling and Mitigation

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  9400734786 ISBN 13 :  9789400734784
Editeur : Springer, 2013
Couverture souple