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Conference Chairman:
Councilman Greig Smith
Platinum Sponsor
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
- Megacities and Earthquakes: an L.A. Story
- Life Line Security
- Methods of Preparedness
- Land Use Planning in a Seismic City
- Legislative Process
- How to Deal with What You Have
- Earthquake Technology in Disaster Management
- Creating the Great ShakeOut
Thursday, November 13, 2008
- Science of the ShakeOut
- Field trips to various locations to experience the Great Southern California ShakeOut
- “Share Fair” to exchange information with the various cities present
- Earthquake Technology: Early Warning & Prediction
- Gala Dinner
Friday, November 14, 2008
- Communicating Messages of Preparedness
- Economic & Business Recovery
- Community Resiliency
- Medical Response & recovery
- Disaster Risk Financing
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Session 2D: How to Assess Seismic Risk and Policies
This international panel will look at the ways in which seismic risk and polices are assessed. Speakers will present information related to microzonation and policy practices in place around the globe.
Moderator: Dr. Fouad Bendimerad, Chairman, EMI, Presentation
Carlos Sainz Luna, Mexico City, Mexico, Presentation
Jorge Olarte Navarro, Lima, Peru, Presentation
Ozhan Yagci & Mahmut Bas, Istanbul, Turkey, Presentation
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Megacity Indicator Systems for Disaster Risk Management in Istanbul
by Bijan Khazai
Co-authors Osman Kilic, Ahmet Basmaci, Betul Konukcu, Emin Karasu, Bilgen Sungay, and Amanda Zeidan
The Megacities Indicators System (MIS) for Disaster Risk Management in Istanbul is a risk communication and planning tool useful for illustrating urban seismic risk, benchmarking, and measuring disaster risk management performance of megacities. Working closely with a core group of local practitioners; in particular technical staff and officials at the Municipality of Istanbul, the main goal of the project is to train and engage the Municipality’s technical staff in the development and implementation of indicators system to help enhance stakeholders’ ownership and assist in policy development, decision-making, and monitoring the effectiveness of specific risk reduction options. Building on prior methodology, the MIS Index provides an overview of not only the expected physical damage, through a Physical Risk index, but also looks into the social fragility and lack of resilience in the different districts in Istanbul through a Social Vulnerability index. Social fragility is assessed in Istanbul through a detailed field survey on issues such as community preparedness, risk perception, risk awareness, risk mitigation and solidarity. Another index, the DRMi, measures the performance and effectiveness of disaster risk management policies at the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) based on predefined performance targets or benchmarks classified as risk identification, risk reduction, disaster management, and financial protection. The Disaster Risk Management index is used as a “control system”, for the stakeholders to measure performance and effectiveness of different operational and organizational policies and their effect on the total Urban Seismic Risk in the different regions for which the indicators are developed. |
Disaster Prevention Mitigation Studies for a Safer Urban Life
“Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Measures for Preventing Disaster & Microzonation Projects in Istanbul”
by Mustafa Ozhan Yagci
Co-author Mahmut Bas
Istanbul City locates on the west edge of North Anatolia Fault, and characterized as high seismic activity area. Current population of Istanbul City exceeds 10 million and the city is still growing as center of commerce, tourism and culture in Turkey.
Two big earthquakes occurred in 1999 alongside of the North Anatolian Fault. The Earthquake struck urban area of Kocaeli City in August and also urban area of Duzce City in November. Th phenomena of strong earthquake migrating from east to west along the North Anatolian Fault (NAF) continue to be observed therefore it is likely that sometime in the future another large earthquake will strike Istanbul.
Disaster prevention studies of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality focuses on risk mitigation and are being carried out under two basic topics;
Risk Management:Scientific and Technical Studies
Disaster management:Emergency Response Studies
One of the most remarkable projects for Istanbul is ‘Microzonation’ with 250mx250m grids in which different hazardous potentials such as landslide, liquefaction, site amplification, flooding, etc. are trying to be identified. Project was proposed by previous studies like IMM/JICA, IEMP (Earthquake master Plan), Housing & Construction Ministry Earthquake Council, etc. It is an efficient tool to mitigate risks for hazard related land use management. First two stages of covers about 650 km2. It is planned that microzonation project which will be used to revise all kind of construction plans with all scales will cover whole Istanbul in the future.
To reach the ultimate goal of having a disaster resistant city, Istanbul Municipality has been conducting remarkably unique national and international projects and ready to cooperate with international organizations committed to decrease vulnerabilities globally.
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Seismic Alert System of Mexico City
by Carlos Sainz Luna
With the economic support of the Mexico City’s Authorities, CIRES developed and started the Sistema de Alerta Sísmica (SAS) experimental test and public service between 1991 and 1993. The SAS seismic sensors partially covers the Guerrero’s subduction zone, 320 Km to the South, where one M~8 earthquake is more likely to occur, menacing with important effects this City.
To reduce seismic vulnerability we must spread information about the seismic natural hazards, showing technological and knowledge achievements, failures, and challenges to fight against them. Also to promote the systematic review and use of better construction codes, techniques to evaluate dangers, and warn; to encourage the constant effort required to reduce the impact of the next natural disaster.
Today Mexico’s SAS must be used mainly to protect students, trained since 1985 to practice prevention drills. Today this culture, linked with today’s SAS technology, ensure their vulnerability reduction. Also other SAS warning applications include operation of emergency power supplies, elevators, fuel pumps, automatic systems, etc
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