Reducing earthquake losses: towards a national perspective
By: Vats, Krishna S.
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ArticlePublisher: 2002Description: p.1503-507.Subject(s): Earthquake engineering | Earthquakes
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Economic and Political WeeklySummary: The Bhuj earthquake once again underlined India's exposure to enormous seismic risks. The frequency of earthquakes in the last decade has presented serious public policy challenges. What is required is a national seismic mitigation programme that encourages both the structural and non-structural measures as means of reducing seismic risk and builds institutional capability. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 37, Issue no: 16 | Available | AR52514 |
The Bhuj earthquake once again underlined India's exposure to enormous seismic risks. The frequency of earthquakes in the last decade has presented serious public policy challenges. What is required is a national seismic mitigation programme that encourages both the structural and non-structural measures as means of reducing seismic risk and builds institutional capability. - Reproduced.
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