2009 NZSEE
Conference
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2009 NZSEE Conference |
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Keynote Address Session 1 Session 2 Session 3A Session 3B Session 4A Session 4B Session 5A Session 5B Session 6 Session 7 Poster Session The Resilient City – A Way of Thinking about Preparedness, Mitigation, and RebuildingJack Moehle, Christopher Barkley, David Bonowitz, Sarah Karlinsky, Joe Maffei and Chris Poland Urban centers worldwide are threatened by earthquakes. How a region is affected will depend largely on how effectively it has planned for the coming earthquake. The San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association is conducting a major study of what will be required for San Francisco to become an earthquake resilient city. The plan is based on establishing clear performance goals for an expected earthquake, considering mitigation, emergency response, and rebuilding. The mitigation plan is further broken down into existing buildings, new buildings, and lifelines. The paper relates these resilient city concepts in a context that is applicable to other cities. Paper P01: [Read] [Presentation] Keynote Address Session 1 Session 2 Session 3A Session 3B Session 4A Session 4B Session 5A Session 5B Session 6 Session 7 Poster Session |