Disaster Resilient Cities: Concepts and Practical Examples

Disaster Resilient Cities: Concepts and Practical Examples

by YOSHITSUGU HAYASHI (Author), Shinji Sato (Contributor), Yasuhiro Suzuki (Contributor), Kenichi Tsukahara (Contributor)

Synopsis

Disaster Resilient Cities: Concepts and Practical Examples discusses natural disasters, their complexity, and the exploration of different ways of thinking regarding the resilience of structures. The book provides a blueprint for structural designers to better prepare structures for all types of natural hazards during the design stage. Brief and readable, this book analyzes various examples of disaster damage from earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods, together with their causal mechanisms. Practical methods to plan and design structures based on their regions, cities, as well as the particular countermeasures are also included for study.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 206
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 17 Mar 2016

ISBN 10: 0128098627
ISBN 13: 9780128098622
Book Overview: This reference analyzes recent mega disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, etc.) and proposes engineering solutions for enhancing structural resilience

Author Bio
Yoshitsugu Hayashi, Professor & Director, Education and Research Center for Sustainable Co-Development, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University Professor, Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Nagoya University Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Tokyo Professor, Disaster Risk Reduction Research Center, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University