CITIES AT RISK A PRIMER OF KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN MULTIPLY AND SPILL OVER FOR THE BENEFIT OF MILLIONS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA
Dec 18, 2015
CITIES AT RISK
A PRIMER OF KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN MULTIPLY AND SPILL OVER FOR THE BENEFIT OF MILLIONS
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
EXAMPLE: THIRTY-FIVE CITIES AT HIGH RISK FROM
EARTHQUAKES
These cities have physical and socioeconomic factors known to increase
risk (the chance of loss) to people, buildings, and infrastructure when a M7.0
or greater earthquake occurs
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TECTONIC DEFORMATION
EARTHQUAKE
TSUNAMI
GROUND
SHAKING
FAULT RUPTURE
FOUNDATION FAILURE
SITE AMPLIFICATION
LIQUEFACTION
LANDSLIDES
AFTERSHOCKS
SEICHE
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FACTORS KNOWN TO INCREASE URBAN RISK FROM EARTHQUAKES
exponential growth in population high density urban development a low GDP and a deep poverty cycle lack of enforcement of a modern building
code and modern infrastructure standards lack of modern emergency management high to very high seismicity prone to landslides and liquefaction prone to tsunamis, in some cases
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES