Coburn / Spence Earthquake Protection

2. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-470-85517-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 436 Seiten, E-Book

Since the publication of the successful first edition ofEarthquake Protection there have been 110 lethalearthquakes, killing 130 000 people; there have also beensignificant developments in the field of earthquake riskmanagement, particularly in the modelling and analysis of risk forinsurance and financial services. Furthermore, major earthquakedisasters, such as the 1994 Northridge earthquake in California,the 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan and the 1999 Kocaeli earthquakein Turkey have occurred. The experience and knowledge gainedthrough these events have improved our understanding of how tomanage, mitigate and work towards the prevention of similarcatastrophes. The 1990s were in fact the costliest decade on recordin terms of disaster management due to such seismic events, placingunprecedented pressure on the insurance industry in particular, andchanging its view of earthquake protection.
Significantly revised and updated, this second edition continuesto provide a comprehensive overview of how to reduce the impact ofearthquakes on people and property, and implement best practice inmanaging the consequences of such disasters. It also includessignificant coverage of the techniques of modelling earthquakecatastrophe. Each chapter deals with a separate aspect ofprotection, and covers a wide range of economic and socialconditions, drawing on the authors' considerable personalexperience and with reference to real life examples.
Key features include:
* Recent event coverage
* Modern developments in the theory and practice of planning andengineering loss estimation techniques, along with new engineeringtechniques such as microzonation and hazard-mapping
* Historic buildings experience
* An entirely new chapter on 'Earthquakes and Finance'
This valuable book provides essential reading for earthquake andstructural engineers and geoscientists, as well as insurers andloss prevention specialists, risk managers and assessors involvedin managing earthquake risk, urban and regional planners, andemergency management agencies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coburn, Andrew

Spence, Robin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Authors.
Foreword.
Acknowledgements.
Earthquakes, Disasters and Protection.
The Costs of Earthquakes.
Preparedness for Earthquakes.
The Earthquake Emergency.
Recovering from Earthquakes.
Strategies for Earthquake Protection.
Site Selection and Seismic Hazard Assessment.
Improving Earthquake Resistance of Buildings.
Earthquake Risk Modelling.
Risk Mitigation in Action.
Bibliography.
Index.