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* Multidisciplinary approach of risk assessment and management, which can provide more efficient earthquake mitigation. * Transfer of Geo-scientific and engineering knowledge to Civil Protection and insurance agents * Approaches and common practices directly related to the preparation of earthquake emergency plans * Illustrated examples of actual applications, including web sites * Case-studies and information on relevant international projects PrefaceEditors Note1. Introduction C. S. Oliveira, A. Roca and X. GoulaPART I: EARTHQUAKE HAZARD AND STRONG MOTION2. Earthquake hazard assessment. C.S. Oliveira, A. Campos Costa3. Observation, characterization and prediction of strong ground motion X. Goula and T. Susagna4. Experimental and modelling techniques for seismic microzonation A. Roca, C.S. Oliveira , A. Ansal and S. Figueras5. Site- City Interaction P.Y. Bard et al. PART II: VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT6. Vulnerability assessment of dwelling buildings A. Barbat, S. Lagomarsino and L. Pujades7. Vulnerability assessment of historical buildings S. Lagomarsino8. Experimental techniques for assessment of building vulnerability M. Navarro and C.S.Oliveira9. Vulnerability assessment of lifelines systems, infrastructure and critical facilities K. Pitilakis et al.PART III: SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND RISK10. Damage scenarios and damage evaluation M.Erdik and Y.Fahjan11. Urban System Exposure to natural disasters : an integrated approach P. Masure and C. Lutoff12. Response of Hospital Systems L. Pujades, A.Roca, C.S. Oliveira and S.SafinaPART IV: MANAGING EARTHQUAKE RISK13. Building against earthquakes F.Ma and L. Bozzo14. Industrial facilities B. Mohammadioun and L.Serva15. Early warning and rapid damage assessment M. Erdik and Y. Fahjan16. Technical Emergency Managing A. Goretti and G. Di Pasquale17. Managing Civil Protection E. Galanti, A. Goretti, B. Foster and G. Di Pasquale18. Earthquakes Risk and InsuranceR. Spence and A. Coburn19. Reinforcing the building stock A. G. Costa20. Advanced techniques in modeling, response and recovery L.Chiroiu et al.PART V: CASE STUDIES, INITIATIVES AND EXPERIENCES21. Seismic loss scenarios based on hazard de-aggregation Application to the Metropolitan region of Lisbon, Portugal A. Campos Costa, M. L. Sousa, A. Carvalho, E. Coelho22. Loss scenarios for regional Emergency Plans: the case of Catalonia, Spain Susagna, T., Goula, X., Roca, A., Pujades L., Gasulla, N. and J.J. Palma23. An advanced approach to Earthquake risk scenarios with applications to different European towns P. Mouroux and B. LebrunReferencesIndex
