Global building inventory for earthquake loss estimation and risk management
Earthquake Spectra
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Abstract
We develop a global database of building inventories using taxonomy of global building types for use in near-real-time post-earthquake loss estimation and pre-earthquake risk analysis, for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) program. The database is available for public use, subject to peer review, scrutiny, and open enhancement. On a country-by-country level, it contains estimates of the distribution of building types categorized by material, lateral force resisting system, and occupancy type (residential or nonresidential, urban or rural). The database draws on and harmonizes numerous sources: (1) UN statistics, (2) UN Habitat’s demographic and health survey (DHS) database, (3) national housing censuses, (4) the World Housing Encyclopedia and (5) other literature.
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Jaiswal, K., Wald, D., and Porter, K., 2010, Global building inventory for earthquake loss estimation and risk management: Earthquake Spectra, v. 26, no. 3, p. 731-748, https://doi.org/10.1193/1.3450316.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Global building inventory for earthquake loss estimation and risk management |
| Series title | Earthquake Spectra |
| DOI | 10.1193/1.3450316 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication Date | August 01, 2010 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Earthquake Spectra |
| Contributing office(s) | Geologic Hazards Science Center |
| Description | 18 p. |
| First page | 731 |
| Last page | 748 |