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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okr-10986-276042021-04-23T14:04:43Z It Is Not Too Late : Preparing for Asia's Next Big Earthquake World Bank 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 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. 2017-07-17T20:12:06Z 2017-07-17T20:12:06Z 2010 Policy Note 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific |
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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 |
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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 World Bank It Is Not Too Late : Preparing for Asia's Next Big Earthquake |
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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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It Is Not Too Late : Preparing for Asia's Next Big Earthquake |
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It Is Not Too Late : Preparing for Asia's Next Big Earthquake |
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It Is Not Too Late : Preparing for Asia's Next Big Earthquake |
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It Is Not Too Late : Preparing for Asia's Next Big Earthquake |
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It Is Not Too Late : Preparing for Asia's Next Big Earthquake |
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it is not too late : preparing for asia's next big earthquake |
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Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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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 |
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