Human Casualties in Earthquakes Progress in Modelling and Mitigation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Spence, Robin (Editor), So, Emily (Editor), Scawthorn, Charles (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research ; 29
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.

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 be...