Overview
- The only book dealing specifically with human casualties in natural disasters
- Worldwide authorship of papers
- Brings together short contributions from many eminent specialists across a variety of disciplines
- Up to date summary results from recent research both in laboratory and post disaster field investigations
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (NTHR, volume 29)
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Assessment of human casualties in earthquakes has become a topic of vital importance for national and urban authorities responsible for emergency provision, for the development of mitigation strategies and for the development of adequate insurance schemes. In the last few
years important work has been carried out on a number of recent events (including earthquakes in Kocaeli, Turkey 1999, Niigata Japan, 2004, Sichuan, China 2008 and L'Aquila,Italy 2009). These events have created new and detailed casualty data, which has not until now been properly assembled and evaluated.
This book draws the new evidence from recent events together with existing knowledge. It summarises current trends in the understanding of the factors influencing the numbers and types of casualties in earthquakes; it offers methods to incorporate this understanding into the estimation of losses in future events in different parts of the world; it discusses ways in which pre-event mitigation activity and post-event emergency management can reduce the toll of casualties in future events; and it identifies future research needs.
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Casualty Loss Modelling
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Lessons Learnt from Regional Studies
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Exploring Approaches to Improving Casualty Modeling
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Casualties in Earthquakes
Book Subtitle: Progress in Modelling and Mitigation
Editors: Robin Spence, Emily So, Charles Scawthorn
Series Title: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9455-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9454-4Published: 05 January 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3478-4Published: 27 February 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9455-1Published: 03 January 2011
Series ISSN: 1878-9897
Series E-ISSN: 2213-6959
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 322
Topics: Natural Hazards