Lifelines in earthquakes : Wellington case study : project summary.

By:

Canterbury University; Centre for Advanced Engineering

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: AUG 1991Description: 39p., maps, 3 appendices, illusISBN:

0959800204

Subject: Wellington's lifelines were recognized as uniquely vulnerable in earthquake, but received relatively little attention. Within a small area, most, if not all, factors affecting lifelines in earthquake are present in a city and region of manageable size. Two important restrictions on the scope of the review were to prove vital in keeping work to manageable and comprehensible limits. These were: 1/ the specific aspects of Wellington region's lifelines were to be addressed with little or no attempt to generalize or draw parallels with lifelines in other cities; 2/ the focus was on vulnerability and engineering mitigation measures, as distinct from civil defence preparedness.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.3495093127 LIF (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005722716
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.3495093127 LIF (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005723813

Wellington's lifelines were recognized as uniquely vulnerable in earthquake, but received relatively little attention. Within a small area, most, if not all, factors affecting lifelines in earthquake are present in a city and region of manageable size. Two important restrictions on the scope of the review were to prove vital in keeping work to manageable and comprehensible limits. These were: 1/ the specific aspects of Wellington region's lifelines were to be addressed with little or no attempt to generalize or draw parallels with lifelines in other cities; 2/ the focus was on vulnerability and engineering mitigation measures, as distinct from civil defence preparedness.

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