It Is Not Too Late : Preparing for Asia's Next Big Earthquake

It Is Not Too Late : Preparing for Asia's Next Big Earthquake

Strong earthquakes strike frequently countries in East Asia and the Pacific, causing building collapses and extensive damage to infrastructure and, when centered near populated areas, heavy life losses. Urban areas, with their increasing concentrat...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
English
Published: Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
ARCHITECTURE
BUILDING CODE
BUILDING CODES
CASUALTIES
CATALYSTS
CATASTROPHIC LOSSES
CIVIL ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERS
COLLAPSED BUILDINGS
DAMS
DEVASTATION
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
DISASTER
DISASTER MITIGATION
DISASTER PREVENTION
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DISASTERS
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
DOCUMENTS
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION
EARTHQUAKES
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
EMERGENCY FACILITIES
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ENGINEERING DESIGN
ENGINEERING FIRMS
ENGINEERING RESEARCH
ENGINEERS
ENGINES
FATALITIES
FIRE
FIRE STATIONS
HOSPITAL
HUMAN LIFE
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION
LANDSLIDES
LARGE CITIES
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MOTION
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATURAL HAZARD
NATURAL HAZARDS
PEACE
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL SUPPORT
POWER PLANTS
POWER SYSTEMS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRESS
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SUPPORT
PUBLIC WORKS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RISK ANALYSIS
RISK ASSESSMENT
RISK REDUCTION
RIVERS
SAFETY
SAVINGS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
TECHNICAL CAPACITY
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
TOOLS
TSUNAMI
TSUNAMIS
URBAN AREAS
VIADUCTS
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABLE STRUCTURES
WARNING SYSTEMS
WORLD CONFERENCE
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27604

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