Band 29
Human Casualties in Earthquakes Progress in Modelling and Mitigation
Aus der Reihe
Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
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Sprache:Englisch
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
27.02.2013
Abbildungen
XVIII, 322 p.
Herausgeber
Robin Spence + weitereVerlag
Springer NetherlandSeitenzahl
322
Maße (L/B/H)
23.5/15.5/1.9 cm
Gewicht
517 g
Auflage
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-94-007-3478-4
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.
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