EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RESILIENCE PART I Informing Community Stakeholders

EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RESILIENCE PART I: Informing Community Stakeholders About Disaster Resilience Dividends Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

OUR WORLD IS NOT RESILIENT TO EARTHQUAKES

RISK ASSESSMENT • HAZARD MAPS • INVENTORY • VULNERABILITY • LOCATION DATA BASES AND INFORMATION ACCEPTABLE RISK UNACCEPTABLE RISK YOUR COMMUNITY TOWARDS EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RESILIENCE POLICY OPTIONS HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS • PPREPAREDNESS • PROTECTION • EARLY WARNING • EMERGENCY RESPONSE • RECOVERY and RECONSTRUCTION

INVESTING IN COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE IS LIKE INVESTING IN THE STOCK MARKET It is a long-term endeavor Reinvesting the dividends enables you to reach the goal faster

RESILIENCY POLICIES • PREPAREDNESS (BE READY FOR ANYTHING) • PROTECTION (BUILD TO WITHSTAND) • EARLY WARNING (GET OUT OF HARM’S WAY)

RESILIENCY MEASURES • EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAVE LIVES & PROTECT PROPERTY) • RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION (RESTORE & NORMALIZE SERVICES)

DISASTER RESILIENCE PAYS DIVIDENDS A DOLLAR INVESTED WILL HAVE PAYOFFS OF MUCH MORE THAN A DOLLAR

DISASTER RESILIENCE HAS A VERY HIGH BENEFIT/COST 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1000 THE PAYOFF IS A BETTER, SAFER, AND MORE SECURE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVRYONE

LIVING WITH EARTHQUAKES WHEN THE COMMUNITY IS EARTHQUAKE RESILIENT: DECREASED DEMANDS ON COMMUNITY INCREASED CAPABILITIES OF COMMUNITY

LIVING WITH EARTHQUAKES WHEN THE COMMUNITY IS NOT EARTHQUAKE RESILIENT: DECREASED CAPABILITIES OF COMMUNITY INCREASED DEMANDS ON COMMUNITY

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS PROF. EDUCATION AND TRAINING EXPANDS PROFESSIONAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1000

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS PUBLIC AWARENESS ENABLES ALL SECTORS OF THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THEIR RISKS AND HOW TO LIVE WITH THEM 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1, 000

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE ENABLES ALL SECTORS OF THE PUBLIC TO HAVE QUALITY HEALTH CARE 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1, 000

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE SPEEDS RECOVERY & RECONSTRUCTION; CAN PROMOTE PROTECTION 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1, 000

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS BUILDING CODE PREVENTS COLLAPSE; REDUCES LOSS OF LIFE AND DAMAGE 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1, 000

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS LIFELINE STANDARDS PROTECTS COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1, 000

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS NON-STRUCTURAL PROTECTION PROTECTS CONTENTS AND EQUIPMENT 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1, 000

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS DEMOLITION OF COLLAPSE HAZARD BUILDINGS PREVENTS ALMOST CERTAIN LOSS OF LIFE 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1, 000

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS HAZARD ZONATION IDENTIFIES LOCATIONS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SURFACE FAULTING, SOIL AMPLIFICATION, AND SOIL FAILURE 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 100

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS RETROFIT, STRENGTHENING, & REHABILITATION ELIMINATES VULNERABILITIES; REDUCES DAMAGE 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 100

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS SOIL REMEDIATION PROTECTS LIFELINES FROM LIQUEFACTION, LANDSLIDES, AND LATERAL SPREADS 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1000

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS PERFORMANCE BASED DESIGN PREVENTS LOSS OF FUNCTION AND USE OF IMPORTANT STRUCTURES 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 100

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS URBAN PLANNING CONTROLS DENSITY AND USE OF LAND; PROMOTES AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES 1 < BENEFIT/COST < 100

A BENEFIT/COST OF EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE ENERGY DISSIPATION IN BUILDINGS REDUCES LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGE AND LOSS 1< BENEFIT/COST < 100

A BENEFIT/COST OF EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE ENERGY DISSIPATION IN BRIDGES REDUCES LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGE AND LOSS 1< BENEFIT/COST < 100

DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDENDS DISASTER SCENARIOS FACILITATES COMMUNITY PRE- AND POST-EVENT PLANNING 1< BENEFIT/COST < 10

A BENEFIT/COST OF EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE RELOCATION AND REROUTING REDUCES LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGE AND LOSS 1< BENEFIT/COST < 10

THE KEY TO INFORMING COMMUNIY STAKEHOLDERS SIMULATE REALITY