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Earthquake Generated Construction and Demolition Waste

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The complexity of disaster effects has elevated post-disaster management to the forefront of policy debates.

Earthquakes can have far-reaching consequences on a region's economic, population health, and natural environment, all of which necessitate careful management of the massive amounts of construction and demolition waste (CDW) that result. Besides these effects, disaster waste has the potential to overwhelm already overburdened solid waste disposal facilities and interfere with emergency response and recovery efforts. Disaster waste management (DWM) is essential to overcome these problems.

Substantial economic and environmental benefits, support in reconstruction, and a model for the resource usage of CDW worldwide can be expected from post-disaster waste management, safe demolition, and environmentally acceptable disposal and recycling methods for CDW.

The purpose of this study is to present the findings of important case studies examining post-earthquake waste management solutions and issues. Focusing on the resources, the present work analyzes the amounts of waste created by earthquakes.

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Kaptan, B., Aguiar, J., Cunha, S. (2024). Earthquake Generated Construction and Demolition Waste. In: Lanzinha, J.C.G., Qualharini, E.L. (eds) Proceedings of CIRMARE 2023. CIRMARE 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 444. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48461-2_18

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