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Developing Resiliency Measures to Reduce Seismic Hazard Impact in the Central United States
Although the most significant area of concern in the central United States is the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), which directly affects eight adjoining states, the area in the central United States that could be affected by a major earthquake is much larger. To minimize the impact of a damaging earthquake, community resiliency must be developed. While some measures of resiliency in physical systems can be quantified, resiliency measures for socioeconomic systems are difficult to quantify. Qualitative measures are most appropriate to describe overall community resiliency. This chapter provides a conceptual framework for developing resiliency measures. Overall resiliency of a community comprises resiliency of built environment, resiliency of economic structures, and resiliency of social institutions. The chapter discusses these three components of resiliency considering two determinants: system design and operations.
Developing Resiliency Measures to Reduce Seismic Hazard Impact in the Central United States
Although the most significant area of concern in the central United States is the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), which directly affects eight adjoining states, the area in the central United States that could be affected by a major earthquake is much larger. To minimize the impact of a damaging earthquake, community resiliency must be developed. While some measures of resiliency in physical systems can be quantified, resiliency measures for socioeconomic systems are difficult to quantify. Qualitative measures are most appropriate to describe overall community resiliency. This chapter provides a conceptual framework for developing resiliency measures. Overall resiliency of a community comprises resiliency of built environment, resiliency of economic structures, and resiliency of social institutions. The chapter discusses these three components of resiliency considering two determinants: system design and operations.
Developing Resiliency Measures to Reduce Seismic Hazard Impact in the Central United States
Mujumdar, Vilas (author)
CDRM Seismic Hazard Workshop ; 2012 ; Memphis, Tennessee, United States
2014-06-10
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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