Earthquake Hazard Impact and Urban Planning

The classical field dealing with earthquakes is called “earthquake engineering” and considered to be a branch of structural engineering. In projects dealing with strategies for earthquake risk mitigation, urban planning approaches are often neglected. Today interventions are needed on a city, rather...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bostenaru Dan, Maria (Editor), Armas, Iuliana (Editor), Goretti, Agostino (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Environmental Hazards
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Urban hazard, exposure and vulnerability
  • Part II: Earthquake risk assessment
  • Part III: Risk management
  • Part IV Impact and Decision making tools