Implementation of structural earthquake-disaster mitigation programs in developing countries

Natural Hazards Review

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-39

  Meli, Roberto ^a   Alcocer, Sergio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Earthquakes; Latin America; Rehabilitation; Remedial action; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; HEALTH RISKS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TECTONICS;

LATIN AMERICA; NATURAL HAZARDS; REMEDIAL ACTIONS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

EID: 9144265900     PISSN: 15276988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2004)5:1(29)     Document Type: Review

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