Community preparedness in facing natural hazards such as earthquakes is extremely
important. Although there are numerous studies on community preparedness for …

The occurrence of major natural disasters in recent years has impacted large cities
worldwide and boosted the need of assessing urban resilience. As a key factor of resilience …

This study presents the application of an artificial neural network (ANN) and geographic
information system (GIS) for estimating the social vulnerability to earthquakes in the Tabriz …

Building resilience to disasters has become a strategic goal of many risk reduction programs
across the globe. This is because resilience ensures that communities develop capacities …

The inability of a system to plan for, respond to, and adapt to hazards and unfavorable
occurrences can lead to social vulnerability. Managers and planners can use social …

Electrical substation systems require significant manpower and material resources for repair
after an earthquake; thus, repair efficiency directly affects economic loss. To quantify the …

A catastrophic debris flow occurred in Zhouqu County, Gansu Province, Northwestern
China, at midnight on 7 August 2010, resulting in damage to> 390 buildings. Assessment of …

Building facilities condition assessment is considered a fundamental aspect of an effective
decision-making maintenance management plan to fulfill service requirements. A noticeable …

Society and economy are only two of the dimensions of vulnerability. This paper aims to
elucidate the state of the art of data sources, spatial variables, indicators, methods, indexes …

The present study aims at conducting a comprehensive seismic risk assessment for the
North Eastern Region of India at regional and sub-regional levels by integrating probabilistic …