Mega Quakes: Cascading Earthquake Hazards and Compounding Risks

• मुख्य लेखक: Katsuichiro Goda (auth)
• अन्य लेखक: Tiziana Rossetto (auth), Solomon Tesfamariam (auth), Nobuhito Mori (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• श्रृंखला: Frontiers Research Topics
• विषय: History of engineering & technology; Earthquakes; Compounding Risks; Mega Quake; Tsunamis; Cascading Hazards
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Large-scale earthquake hazards pose major threats to modern society, generating casualties, disrupting socioeconomic activities, and causing enormous economic loss across the world. Events, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, highlighted the vulnerability of urban c...