Damaging earthquakes: A scientific laboratory
By: Walter W. Hays
Edited by: Housner G.W.Chung R.M.
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Abstract
This paper reviews the principal lessons learned from multidisciplinary postearthquake investigations of damaging earthquakes throughout the world during the past 15 years. The unique laboratory provided by a damaging earthquake in culturally different but tectonically similar regions of the world has increased fundamental understanding of earthquake processes, added perishable scientific, technical, and socioeconomic data to the knowledge base, and led to changes in public policies and professional practices for earthquake loss reduction.
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Hays, W., 1996, Damaging earthquakes: A scientific laboratory, in Proceedings of the Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, Washington, DC, USA, 3 December 1996 through 5 December 1996, p. 151-152.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Damaging earthquakes: A scientific laboratory |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction |
| First page | 151 |
| Last page | 152 |
| Conference Title | Proceedings of the 1996 Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction |
| Conference Location | Washington, DC, USA |
| Conference Date | 3 December 1996 through 5 December 1996 |