Human casualties in earthquakes: Modelling and mitigation
By: R.J.S. Spence and E.K.M. So
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Abstract
Earthquake risk modelling is needed for the planning of post-event emergency operations, for the development of insurance schemes, for the planning of mitigation measures in the existing building stock, and for the development of appropriate building regulations; in all of these applications estimates of casualty numbers are essential. But there are many questions about casualty estimation which are still poorly understood. These questions relate to the causes and nature of the injuries and deaths, and the extent to which they can be quantified. This paper looks at the evidence on these questions from recent studies. It then reviews casualty estimation models available, and finally compares the performance of some casualty models in making rapid post-event casualty estimates in recent earthquakes.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Human casualties in earthquakes: Modelling and mitigation |
| Volume | 2011 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering |
| Publisher location | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Contributing office(s) | Geologic Hazards Science Center |
| Description | 13 p.; Paper 224 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Ninth Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Building an earthquake resilient society |
| Conference Title | 2011 Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering |
| Conference Location | Aukland, New Zealand |
| Conference Date | April 14-16, 2011 |
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