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Article: Assessment of global seismic loss based on macroeconomic indicators

TitleAssessment of global seismic loss based on macroeconomic indicators
Authors
KeywordsAssessment method
Earthquake damage
Economic impact
Macroeconomics
Seismic hazard
Issue Date1998
PublisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0921-030x
Citation
Natural Hazards, 1998, v. 17 n. 3, p. 269-283 How to Cite?
AbstractMost earthquake loss studies use a probabilistic approach in which predicted damages in various categories of structure and facilities in the region in concern are estimated and added together to obtain a total loss for particular intensity ranges. Such an approach requires a detailed inventory database of the structures and facilities in the region, which is not always readily available in many regions of the world. We have used an alternative means of estimating earthquake losses based on several macroeconomic indices such as the gross domestic product and population. Using published earthquake loss data for 1980-1995, the relations between GDP and earthquake loss have been formulated empirically for several intensity ranges. The world's land surface was divided into unit cells 0.5°lat. x 0.5°long. in size. The GDP of each cell was apportioned based on its population and GDP, and the population of the region to which it belongs. The predicted seismic loss of the cell was then estimated from the seismic hazard probability function, its GDP, and the empirical relation between GDP and seismic loss. A global seismic loss map is then compiled both for the intensity at 10% probability of exceedance and the probable maximum intensity. Employing readily available socioeconomic data as the basis for the vulnerability analysis, the method enables us to obtain seismic loss estimates for regions without the need for a detailed inventory of exposed structures or collateral geological information. Since such statistics are frequently compiled by the world's leading political and financial institutions, the seismic loss estimates can also be upgraded easily for the fast developing areas of the world.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/118262
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.797
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dc.contributor.authorChan, LSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChen, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChen, Qen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChen, Len_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDong, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorShah, Hen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-26T07:57:03Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-26T07:57:03Z-
dc.date.issued1998en_HK
dc.identifier.citationNatural Hazards, 1998, v. 17 n. 3, p. 269-283en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0921-030Xen_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/118262-
dc.description.abstractMost earthquake loss studies use a probabilistic approach in which predicted damages in various categories of structure and facilities in the region in concern are estimated and added together to obtain a total loss for particular intensity ranges. Such an approach requires a detailed inventory database of the structures and facilities in the region, which is not always readily available in many regions of the world. We have used an alternative means of estimating earthquake losses based on several macroeconomic indices such as the gross domestic product and population. Using published earthquake loss data for 1980-1995, the relations between GDP and earthquake loss have been formulated empirically for several intensity ranges. The world's land surface was divided into unit cells 0.5°lat. x 0.5°long. in size. The GDP of each cell was apportioned based on its population and GDP, and the population of the region to which it belongs. The predicted seismic loss of the cell was then estimated from the seismic hazard probability function, its GDP, and the empirical relation between GDP and seismic loss. A global seismic loss map is then compiled both for the intensity at 10% probability of exceedance and the probable maximum intensity. Employing readily available socioeconomic data as the basis for the vulnerability analysis, the method enables us to obtain seismic loss estimates for regions without the need for a detailed inventory of exposed structures or collateral geological information. Since such statistics are frequently compiled by the world's leading political and financial institutions, the seismic loss estimates can also be upgraded easily for the fast developing areas of the world.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0921-030xen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofNatural Hazardsen_HK
dc.subjectAssessment methoden_HK
dc.subjectEarthquake damageen_HK
dc.subjectEconomic impacten_HK
dc.subjectMacroeconomicsen_HK
dc.subjectSeismic hazarden_HK
dc.titleAssessment of global seismic loss based on macroeconomic indicatorsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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