Mega Disaster in a Resilient Society: Great East Japan (Tohoku Kanto) Earthquake and Tsunami of 11th March 2011
Read the Report: The Great East Japan (Tohoku Kanto) Earthquake and Tsunami of 11th March 2011 (8.1 MB PDF)
Initial economic loss estimates
Opportunity in Chaos: Rebuilding After the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe Earthquakes
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Observations from the EERI/ISSS Social Science and Government Inspection Team
Figure 1. US EERI Social Science Team in Rikuzen Takada, June 21, 2011 (Photo by H. Chen). Team Members: Prof. Stephanie Chang, University of British Columbia, UBC Centre for Human Settlements (Team Lead) Prof. Daniel Aldrich, Purdue University Ms. Rochelle Brittingham, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Delaware, Disaster Research Center Mr. Richard Eisner, […]
Field Work and Observations from Japan, Five Months after the M9.0 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011
Read the Blog: Field Work and Observations from Japan, Five Months after the M9.0 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011 (3.6 MB PDF)
Preliminary Field Report by Matt Eatherton
Notes on people’s responses and reactions The earthquake was on Tuesday, by Wednesday, the Louisa County offices had about 200 reports of damaged buildings. The Louisa EOC and building inspection department inspected many of those buildings on Wednesday. A hotline was set up (managed by the Louisa County EOC) on Tuesday evening and was advertised […]
Photos from European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
See the Photos: 2011 Mw7.2 Eastern Turkey earthquake
Report on Impacts from CEDIM Forensic Earthquake Analysis Group
Read the Report: Comparing the current impact of the Van Earthquake to past earthquakes in Eastern Turkey (2.30 MB PDF)
Resilience in Nepal – Planning and Outcomes
At the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (Geneva, 2011), Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, remarked that “by our actions, we can either compound disasters or diminish them.” (c) UPI/Landov/Barcroft Media Communities have the power to keep natural hazards from turning into disasters. Resilient communities can bounce back from […]
Emergency Response in Rural Areas
One week has gone by after the Nepal Earthquake that struck on April 25, 2015. Aid was rushed to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. As of today, May 2, 2015 the electricity in Kathmandu has been turned back on, and while it is not constant, this has brought relief for many of the residents. However, […]