A risk-mitigation approach to the management of induced seismicity

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 623-646

  Bommer, Julian J ^a   Crowley, Helen ^b   Pinho, Rui ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Duration; Fragility functions; Induced seismicity; Risk management; Seismic hazard; Seismic retrofitting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925465555     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: 1573157X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-015-9478-z     Document Type: Review

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