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Risk Assessment, Modeling and Decision Support

Strategic Directions

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Ann Bostrom

    1. Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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  2. Steven French

    1. Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Geographic Information Systems, College of Architecture, Atlanta, USA

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  3. Sara Gottlieb

    1. Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Geographic Information Systems, College of Architecture, Atlanta, USA

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Part of the book series: Risk, Governance and Society (RISKGOSO, volume 14)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Introduction

    • Ann Bostrom, Steven P. French
    Pages 1-4

  3. A Brief History of Seismic Risk Assessment

    • Charles Scawthorn
    Pages 5-81

  4. Perspectives on the History of Seismic Risk Assessment

    • Robert V. Whitman, Amr S. Elnashai, Dennis S. Mileti
    Pages 83-100

  5. Strategic Directions in Seismic Modeling: HAZUS® Development and Current Applications for Catastrophe Planning

    • Thomas S. Durham, Pushpendra Johari, Douglas Bausch
    Pages 101-116

  6. Perspectives on Development and Current Applications for Catastrophe Planning

    • Rachel Davidson, Philip J. Schneider, Subrahmanyam Muthukumar
    Pages 117-133

  7. Loss Estimation Models and Metrics

    • Ronald T. Eguchi, Hope A. Seligson
    Pages 135-170

  8. Perspectives on Loss Estimation Models and Metrics

    • Stephanie Chang, Walter Gillis Peacock, Steven P. French
    Pages 171-183

  9. Seismic Risk Mitigation Decisions Under Uncertainty

    • Robin K. McGuire
    Pages 185-198

  10. Perspectives on Seismic Risk Mitigation Decisions Under Uncertainty

    • Mitchell J. Small, Bruce R. Ellingwood, Leonardo Dueñas-Osorio
    Pages 199-226

  11. Modeling Seismic Mitigation Strategies

    • Patricia Grossi
    Pages 227-245

  12. Perspectives on Modeling Seismic Mitigation Strategies

    • Laurie Johnson, Mary Beth Hueste, Robert B. Olshansky, Yang Zhang
    Pages 247-260

  13. Visualizing Uncertainty in Natural Hazards

    • Alex Pang
    Pages 261-294

  14. Perspectives on Visualizing Uncertainty in Natural Hazards

    • Ellen Peters, Ann Bostrom, Susan Cutter
    Pages 295-318

  15. Conclusion

    • Ann Bostrom, Steven P. French, Sara J. Gottlieb
    Pages 319-321

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 323-332
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1 2 Ann Bostrom , Steven P. French 1,2 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA st The first years of the 21 century brought horrific loss of life and property from earthquakes and tsunamis worldwide. Briefly, the world focused on international disaster prevention, response and recovery. Terrorism loomed large as well, after 9–11, leading to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in the United States, and a plethora of related efforts globally. Many of these focus on the built environment. In the U.S. and elsewhere, large-scale infrastructure is stressed; roads, bridges, sewers, and dams built in the last century are deteriorating. Rising population is taxing existing infrastructure more and more as its reliability declines. As a society, we are developing dependencies on new kinds of infrastructure; these too are fragile and may age even less gracefully than sewers and roads. Our infrastructure – including human services, financial, and information – is both increasingly vulnerable and increasingly critical to society. Around the world, we are extending the built environment into incre- ingly fragile natural environments, raising the potential for catastrophe from natural disasters. Social, economic and environmental disparities are also growing between groups, both within the U.S. and between developed and developing countries, putting vulnerable groups even more at risk from extreme events.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    Ann Bostrom

  • Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Geographic Information Systems, College of Architecture, Atlanta, USA

    Steven French, Sara Gottlieb

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