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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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/352601468026941451/It-is-not-too-late-preparing-for-Asias-next-big-earthquake-with-emphasis-on-the-Philippines-Indonesia-and-China-policy-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27604 |
| Summary: | 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 concentrations of population
and infrastructure, are particularly at risk from
catastrophic losses with far-reaching economic repercussions
and human loss. The next earthquake and other large
earthquakes in the East Asia region in the near future are
inevitable. This paper aims at delivering the best science,
risk analysis, and engineering available to help policy
makers and particularly those directly responsible for
mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery to
anticipate and prepare for earthquakes and build safer, more
resilient societies. In particular, this paper emphasizes
the strengthening of existing schools, hospitals and
specific infrastructure that should result in the largest
possible life loss reduction and the largest possible
financial loss reduction in the public sector. The objective
of this paper is to help to reduce earthquake risk through
promoting safer construction, disseminating good practice
for new and existing infrastructure, increasing the level of
preparedness, and, particularly, promoting a decrease in
existing risk and saving lives through strengthening of
existing important public infrastructure. |
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