Perspectives on Modeling Seismic Mitigation Strategies

Laurie Johnson, Mary Beth Hueste, Robert B. Olshansky and Yang Zhang
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Mary Beth Hueste: Texas A&M University
Robert B. Olshansky: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yang Zhang: Texas A&M University

Chapter 11 in Risk Assessment, Modeling and Decision Support, 2008, pp 247-260 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, four commentaries from experts in planning, engineering and sociology who specialize in natural hazard planning and recovery provide additional depth and breadth to the topic of modeling seismic mitigation strategies. Laurie Johnson draws on her experience in the catastrophe modeling field to advocate for a more holistic approach to risk management, in which estimating risks and losses are part of a larger process of ongoing risk management and reduction with shared responsibility between public and private entities. Mary Beth Hueste brings a structural engineering perspective to mitigation techniques and points out the nonmonetary aspects of natural hazard losses. Rob Olshansky provides existential support for mitigation modeling as a tool to help decision-makers and the public to understand the benefits of investing in sometimes costly mitigation efforts. Finally, Yang Zhang develops a matrix of the potential interactions between technical analysis and stakeholder participation in making mitigation decisions and discusses the consequences of neglecting either aspect of these components of model development.

Keywords: Risk Management; Natural Hazard; Fragility Curve; Private Entity; Catastrophe Modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-71158-2_11

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