Earthquake hazard impact and urban planning /

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Imprint:Dordrecht : Springer, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 313 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language:English
Series:Environmental Hazards
Environmental hazards.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11083541
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Other authors / contributors:Boştenaru Dan, Maria, editor.
Armas, Iuliana, editor.
Goretti, Agostino, 1961- editor.
ISBN:9789400779815
940077981X
9400779801
9789400779808
9789400779808
Notes:Includes index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 17, 2014).
Summary: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 than a building, scale. This work deals with the impact of earthquakes, including also a broader view on multihazards in urban areas. Uniquely among other works in the field, particular importance is given to urban planning issues, in conservation of heritage and emergency management. Multicriteria decision making and broad participation of those affected by disasters are included.
Other form:Printed edition: 9789400779808
Standard no.:10.1007/978-94-007-7981-5