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Discusses the building construction found in the earthquake affected area in Northen Pakistan and the reasons and causes for large scale destruction to the buildings and infrastructure. Suggestes...
This document can also be found on the official website of the United Nations Centre for Regional Development at: https://www.un.org/en/. Earthquake damages...
This paper provides a synthesis of key lessons learned from relief responses to past earthquakes. The October 2005 South Asia earthquake presents unique challenges, particularly of scale and...
This paper aims to provide a distillation of the learning from thirty years of humanitarian response to earthquakes. It concentrates on issues of particular relevance in earthquakes. The paper...
A Hindi language guide for Earthquake Proof Housing Guidelines for Home Owners detailing earthquake proof building configurations, precautions and post-earthquake guidelines.
This report give the consequences og the two major earthquakes which struck Nepal in April and May 2015, affecting around 6 million people.
This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Earthquake Engineering -Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division...
The objectives of this report are to survey and record observations and measurements that would help the scientific and professional communities understand the Ecuador Earthquake of 16 April 2016...
This work is part of a larger study developing a European-wide loss estimation framework. Seismic loss estimation is an important tool for governments and individuals (through insurance) to...
This is a 4 page brochure explaining how the APELL approach can help communities in earthquake prone areas to better prepare for Earthquakes.