Earthquake risk and hazard mitigation in Turkey

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 427-447

  Bakir, Pelin G ^a   Boduroglu, Hasan M ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; TROPICAL BUILDINGS;

SQUATTERS;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MITIGATION;

MARMARA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 0036703390     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1503341     Document Type: Review

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