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Human Casualties in Earthquakes

Progress in Modelling and Mitigation

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Editors:
  1. Robin Spence

    1. Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  2. Emily So

    1. USGS, Golden, USA

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  3. Charles Scawthorn

    1. Kyoto, Japan

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  • The only book dealing specifically with human casualties in natural disasters
  • Worldwide authorship of papers
  • Brings together short contributions from many eminent specialists across a variety of disciplines
  • Up to date summary results from recent research both in laboratory and post disaster field investigations
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (NTHR, volume 29)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • R. Spence, E. So, C. Scawthorn
    Pages 1-9

  3. A Global Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Earthquakes, an Epidemiological Perspective on Patterns and Trends

      • D. Guha-Sapir, F. Vos
      Pages 13-24

    3. Earthquake Casualties Research and Public Education

      • M. Petal
      Pages 25-50

    4. Disaster Casualties – Accounting for Economic Impacts and Diurnal Variation

      • C. Scawthorn
      Pages 51-63

    5. A Global Earthquake Building Damage and Casualty Database

      • R. Spence, E. So, S. Jenkins, A. Coburn, S. Ruffle
      Pages 65-79

  4. Casualty Loss Modelling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Earthquake Casualty Models Within the USGS Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) System

      • K. S. Jaiswal, D. J. Wald, P. S. Earle, K. A. Porter, M. Hearne
      Pages 83-94

    3. Loss Estimation Module in the Second Generation Software QLARM

      • G. Trendafiloski, M. Wyss, P. Rosset
      Pages 95-106

    4. Earthquake Casualties Estimation in Emergency Mode

      • N. Frolova, V. Larionov, J. Bonnin
      Pages 107-123

    5. Estimating Casualties for the Southern California ShakeOut

      • K. Shoaf, H. Seligson
      Pages 125-137

  5. Lessons Learnt from Regional Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. Casualty Estimation due to Earthquakes: Injury Structure and Dynamics

      • S. Goncharov, N. Frolova
      Pages 141-152

    3. Seismic Vulnerability and Collapse Probability Assessment of Buildings in Greece

      • A. Pomonis, A. Kappos, F. Karababa, G. Panagopoulos
      Pages 153-170

    4. Seismic Casualty Evaluation: The Italian Model, an Application to the L’Aquila 2009 Event

      • G. Zuccaro, F. Cacace
      Pages 171-184

    5. Mortality and Morbidity Risk in the L’Aquila, Italy Earthquake of 6 April 2009 and Lessons to be Learned

      • D. E. Alexander
      Pages 185-197

    6. Major Factors Controlling Earthquake Casualties as Revealed via a Diversified Questionnaire Survey in Ojiya City for the 2004 Mid-Niigata Earthquake

      • M. Koyama, S. Okada, Y. Ohta
      Pages 199-217

  6. Exploring Approaches to Improving Casualty Modeling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219
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    2. Advancements in Casualty Modelling Facilitated by the USGS Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) System

      • D. Wald, K. Jaiswal, K. Marano, P. Earle, T. Allen
      Pages 221-230
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About this book

Assessment of human casualties in earthquakes has become a topic of vital importance for national and urban authorities responsible for emergency provision, for the development of mitigation strategies and for the development of adequate insurance schemes. In the last few years important work has been carried out on a number of recent events (including earthquakes in Kocaeli, Turkey 1999, Niigata Japan, 2004, Sichuan, China 2008 and L'Aquila,Italy 2009). These events have created new and detailed casualty data, which has not until now been properly assembled and evaluated. This book draws the new evidence from recent events together with existing knowledge. It summarises current trends in the understanding of the factors influencing the numbers and types of casualties in earthquakes; it offers methods to incorporate this understanding into the estimation of losses in future events in different parts of the world; it discusses ways in which pre-event mitigation activity and post-event emergency management can reduce the toll of casualties in future events; and it identifies future research needs.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Robin Spence

  • USGS, Golden, USA

    Emily So

  • Kyoto, Japan

    Charles Scawthorn

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Human Casualties in Earthquakes

  • Book Subtitle: Progress in Modelling and Mitigation

  • Editors: Robin Spence, Emily So, Charles Scawthorn

  • Series Title: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9455-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9454-4Published: 05 January 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3478-4Published: 27 February 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9455-1Published: 03 January 2011

  • Series ISSN: 1878-9897

  • Series E-ISSN: 2213-6959

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 322

  • Topics: Natural Hazards

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