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Urban Resilience for Emergency Response and Recovery: Fundamental Concepts and Applications
Gian Paolo Cimellaro
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Hardback. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 548 pages, 183 black & white illustrations, 126 colour illustrations, 32 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGM; TGPR; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1059.
This book introduces the concepts of Resilience-Based Design (RBD) as an extension of Performance-Based Design. It provides readers with a range of cutting-edge methodologies for evaluating resilience and clarifies the difference between resilience, vulnerability and sustainability. Initially, the book focuses on describing the different types of uncertainty that arise in the context of resilience evaluation. This is followed by an entire chapter dedicated to the analytical and experimental recovery functions. Then, starting from the definition of resilience provided by MCEER, an extension of the methodology is provided that introduces the seven dimensions of Community Resilience, summarized in the acronym PEOPLES. ... Read more
This book introduces the concepts of Resilience-Based Design (RBD) as an extension of Performance-Based Design. It provides readers with a range of cutting-edge methodologies for evaluating resilience and clarifies the difference between resilience, vulnerability and sustainability. Initially, the book focuses on describing the different types of uncertainty that arise in the context of resilience evaluation. This is followed by an entire chapter dedicated to the analytical and experimental recovery functions. Then, starting from the definition of resilience provided by MCEER, an extension of the methodology is provided that introduces the seven dimensions of Community Resilience, summarized in the acronym PEOPLES. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
548
Condition
New
Series
Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering
Number of Pages
522
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319306551
SKU
V9783319306551
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