Rapid mapping in support of emergency response after earthquake events

Wegscheider, Stephanie; Schneiderhan, Tobias; Mager, Alexander; Zwenzner, Hendrik; Post, Joachim; Strunz, Günter

doi:10.1007/s11069-013-0589-y

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“…Unlike most studies of community response following an earthquake occurrence and the critical analysis of the emergency situations management generated thereby (Pollino et al, 2012;Wegscheider et al, 2013;Lu and Xu, 2014), the present study demonstrates the importance of GIS analyses in detecting potential congestion and inaccessibility issues in areas where buildings are most likely to collapse and accessibility issues are most likely to arise as a result of an earthquake.…”

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confidence: 72%

“…This is because, unlike disasters that can be anticipated in the short term (such as storms), there is little or no delay between the occurrence of the earthquake and the subsequent loss of life and property damage. Therefore, emergency response activities must be executed very quickly and efficiently (Wegscheider et al, 2013). For cities with a high earthquake risk, an important factor is public awareness of such events.…”

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Mapping accessibility for earthquake hazard response in the historic urban centre of Bucharest

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Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Planning for post-disaster accessibility is essential for the provision of emergency and other services to protect life and property in impacted areas. Such planning is particularly important in congested historic districts where narrow streets and at-risk structures are more common and may even prevail. Indeed, a standard method of measuring accessibility, through the use of isochrones, may be particularly inappropriate in these congested historic areas. Bucharest, Romania, is a city with a core of historic buildings and narrow streets. Furthermore, Bucharest ranks second only to Istanbul among large European cities in terms of its seismic risk. This paper provides an accessibility simulation for central Bucharest using mapping and geographic information system (GIS) technologies. It hypothesizes that all buildings in the risk 1 class would collapse in an earthquake of a similar magnitude to those of 1940 and 1977. The authors then simulate accessibility impacts in the historic centre of Bucharest, such as the isolation of certain areas and blockages of some street sections. In this simulation, accessibility will be substantially compromised by anticipated and extensive building collapse. Therefore, policy makers and planners need to fully understand and incorporate the serious implications of this compromised accessibility when planning emergency services and disaster recovery responses.

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Mapping accessibility for earthquake hazard response in the historic urban centre of Bucharest

Merciu

Ianoş

Merciu

et al. 2018

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…Researchers also looked in detail at the different aspects of hospital resilience such as design perspective Pascale et al (2014), post-earthquake structural and nonstructural performance Achour et al (2011), and post-earthquake utilities performance , Myrtle et al, 2005. Others investigated the resources supporting the emergency response process such as estimating number of casualties (Trendafiloski et al, 2008, Turkan andÖzel, 2014), and mapping damage to identify potential injuries (Wegscheider et al, 2013).…”

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Learning lessons from the 2011 Van Earthquake to enhance healthcare surge capacity in Turkey

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“…Unlike most studies that relate to communities' response after an earthquake occurrence, the critical analysis of the emergency situations management generated by it (Pollino et al, 2012;Wegscheider et al, 2013;Lu & Xu, 2014), the present Nat. Hazards Earth Syst.…”

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“…This is because, unlike disasters that can be anticipated in the short term (such as storms) there is little or no delay between the occurrence of the earthquake and the subsequent loss of life and property damage that occurs. Therefore, emergency response activities must be executed very quickly and 10 efficiently (Wegscheider et al, 2013). For cities with an earthquake risk, an important ally is the public perception over such events which, once educated towards a quick response, can help reduce property damage and especially the number of casualties (Armaş & Avram, 2008).…”

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Mapping Accessibility in the Historic Urban Center of Bucharest for Earthquake Hazard Response

Ianoş

Merciu

et al. 2017

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Abstract. Planning for post-disaster accessibility is essential in providing emergency and other services to protect life and property in the impacted areas in the aftermath of such events. Careful planning is especially critical in congested historic districts where narrow streets and at-risk structures are more common or prevail. One of the more common methods of measuring accessibility, the use of isochrones, may be particularly inappropriate in congested historic areas. Bucharest, Romania, is a city with such an older historic core of buildings and narrower streets. examination of simulated accessibility for central Bucharest through the use of mapping and GIS technologies. The finding is that accessibility will be substantially compromised by anticipated building collapse. Therefore, policy makers and planners need to more fully understand and appreciate the serious implications of this compromised accessibility in planning for emergency services and disaster recovery activities.

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Rapid mapping in support of emergency response after earthquake events

Cited by 25 publications

References 26 publications

Mapping accessibility for earthquake hazard response in the historic urban centre of Bucharest

Mapping accessibility for earthquake hazard response in the historic urban centre of Bucharest

Learning lessons from the 2011 Van Earthquake to enhance healthcare surge capacity in Turkey

Mapping Accessibility in the Historic Urban Center of Bucharest for Earthquake Hazard Response

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