Earthquake risk and its mitigation in Istanbul

Natural Hazards

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-197

  Erdik, Mustafa ^a   Durukal, Eser ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Disaster management; Earthquake hazard; Earthquake risk; Istanbul Earthquake Masterplan; Los smitigation; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MITIGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC HAZARD;

EURASIA; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 38349155501     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-007-9110-9     Document Type: Article

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